Dodgers, Playing Super-Fast Games Every Day… The Miami Game Ended in 1 Hour and 55 Minutes
All of the last five games took less than 2 hours and 25 minutes… For the first time since 1980.
The Los Angeles Dodgers of the Major League Baseball (MLB) won seven games in a row, playing the shortest game of any team this season.
The Dodgers won 3-1 in the 2024 MLB home game against the Miami Marlins held at Dodger Stadium in California, USA, on the 9th (Korean time). 무료슬롯사이트
On this day, both teams had a fierce pitching battle and the game ended in just 1 hour and 55 minutes.
For the Dodgers, starting pitcher Gavin Stone pitched 7 innings, allowing 6 hits, no walks, 4 strikeouts, and 1 run, while Michael Grove and Daniel Hudson pitched the 8th and 9th innings perfectly to lead the team to victory.
The Dodgers, who boast powerful pitching skills, recording a team ERA of 3.25 this season, have recently completed many games in a short period of time.
Sarah Langs, a reporter who specializes in analyzing various records at MLB.com, said, “The Dodgers finished all of their last five games within 2 hours and 25 minutes,” and added, “This is the team’s first time since June 11, 1980.”
The Dodgers, who conserve their players’ stamina with short game time, are ranked first in the National League West Division with 26 wins, 13 losses, and a winning percentage of 0.667 this season.
They are 6.5 games behind the second-place San Diego Padres.
MLB.com said, “The Dodgers lost many of their starting players due to injuries, including Bobby Miller, Clayton Kershaw, Dustin May, Tony Gonsolin, and Emmett Sheehan, but Stone and others are filling the voids well.”
“The Dodgers’ starting lineup has not been active since the 22nd of last month.”
“He has an ERA of 2.19,” he explained.
Meanwhile, Dodgers Shohei Ohtani, who started as the designated hitter number 2 on this day, was silent with no hits in four at-bats and two strikeouts, recording no hits for two consecutive days.
The season batting average dropped significantly from 0.365 to 0.355.
The number one spot in MLB batting average is also being shaken.