Mlb latest 6/9/24

this Friday yet another blow to the Dodger pitching staff Gavin Stone to the injured list with shoulder inflammation Landon Knack was scheduled to start this game anyway but now it creates a bigger opportunity for the rookie right hand for Landon NE he's prepping for his 11th game and Ninth start in the majors this year on two2 gets a flare in a center field Tommy Edmond is there to make the catch for out number one last time we saw Knack on a big league bump was in Milwaukee on the line to right right Muki bets two gone so two up two down for the Guardians no Score first inning for hose Ramirez pitch number nine soft ground ball to second no problems for Gavin Lux no issues for Landon neck and a one two three top of the first he's been awfully tough on left ters he's going to face one right off the get-go he's one for 16 left-handers are against Boyd this year sh Otani leads things off for the Dodgers one two pitch T swings and drives the ball deep Right Center at the wall it's caught Matthew Boyd certainly thought that was gone and to be honest I did too Jess the way mook's been going there a good chance he's going to get on base doing a five-game hitting streak make it a six-game hitting streak into the right field Corner M's got extra bases two standing up and the Dodgers with a runner in scoring position and one man out here's the pitch from boy swing and a miss strike three got him of the fast ball highing away at 94 so Hernandez steps in a real good acquisition in the off season first pitch to Tar Hernandez hits him on the foot and ta's in pain on the ground no and he seems to be in a bit of discomfort maybe more than a bit one the trainers Thomas Albert down there to help him out he's trying to run it out and teoscar is going to come out of the ball game he can't run keep on coming so will 17 home runs 68 runs batted in has two on with two men out there they go and the pitch is swung on and skyed to right shallow long run for Noel still coming makes the catch in Fair territory to retire Smith and the Dodgers who come up empty Landon Knack against the Guardians first baseman and clean up batter Josh Naylor nothing and two as Knack kicks and Deals and he struck him out looking a change up that caught Naylor watching and that is strikeout number one for Landon now backto back strikeouts for Landon KN to start the second I mean this is perfect placement we saw the change up to strike out Naylor now to get Thomas a one-w pitch with one on and two out strike three swinging three ks in a scoreless second for Landon knag working around that two out walk two up two down and Boyd boy when he starts mix ing those pitches well there's a lot of that soft contact here's the two- two swing and a miss strike three chase the breaking pitch down on strikes goes Lux the second for Boyd and we'll head to the third it's one of the best things about Lin a too is just the conviction of his Pace I mean he has so much confidence and you can see it and going to miss strike three fourth strike out of the game for Landon Knack and there's one away swinging a Miss strike three just three pitches to get roio strikeout number five for Landon Knack line shot right at Gavin Lux for the out and it's an easy inning for Knack and brings up sh Otani 44 home runs 46 stolen bases the 2-2 waved out and missed strike three he chased a nasty slider from Boyd and that's the second out in the inning here's Muki Betts and he swings and skies one to Right Center not deep settling under it John Kenzie Noel and he makes the catch perhaps Landon heard us earlier like hey he's he's not a strikeout pitcher he's got he's got five already swing and a miss strike three rifle to fast ball by him very late was Jimenez he strikes out at strikeout number six knck elevates to get strike three Landon knck is tied his career high in strikeouts with seven in four Innings Freddy Freeman leads things off for the Dodgers bottom of the fourth inning each team with just one hit the two- two swing and a miss strike three got him with that breaking pitch and Freeman's down on strikes the fourth for boy swing and a miss strike three there is his fifth strike out and again a wide variety of pitches that at bat that he threw at Taylor the one-1 swung on and there's a high fly ball to Center not deep right there as Thomas barely asked to move and he makes the catch to retire the side the Dodgers go in order in the fourth if you're a hitter against Landon I mean you just right now like he catches the ball and he he just can't wait to throw it again this time Knack gets him swinging a new career high in strikeouts for Landon Knack mark it eight swing and a highfly ball right center field Tommy Edmund's got it under control he runs over to his glove side left makes the catch and the side retired in order he has been teric so far and now he goes to work on Gavin Lux here comes the two2 from Boyd swung on and that's drilled to left but Quan is right there and the left fielder makes the catch to retire the side in order we played five and we're still scoreless at Dodger Stadium so good tonight AK KS through five innings pitch the best stuff we've seen from that in his career first pitch of the sixth inning ripped into right field leadoff single for the number nine hitter Brian roio second hit of the game for the Guardians the numbers show for neck that he gets better as he goes along but in terms of the third time through he hasn't had many opportunities to do that he's getting one here tonight against the top of the order here's the pitch and he swings and skies it high in the air to deep right does it have enough at the wall is Betts he leaps it's gone home run in menz and the Guardians have taken the lead two nothing Cleveland and for Andre C menz home run number eight 01 pitch fly the left Landing n matched his career high with six Innings already set a career high with eight strikeouts talked about the third time through for Landon KN stting the third time through for the Dodgers against Boyd so 0 for two tiny high in the air center field Thomas drifting back he's at the W and it's number 45 for sh Otani I think what's so impressive about this home run is how silly he looked against the slider on his last bat and then is able to find a pitch in the Sinker that he can hit out the two two delivery swing and a miss strike three got him with a fast ball Taylor strikes outside retired Brian rokio faces him and roio stands in from the right side now Bond lets it Fly and it's SW swung on and drilled way back there home run roo roo has given the Guardians a two-run lead once again one gone in the inning now back to the top of the lineup for sh Otani rip to right noell's going to let it drop in front of him tying run coming to the plate with Muki Betts this one SCS to left down the line ortani going first to Third a one out double for mooki tying runs in scoring position for Freddy Freeman with first base open Steven Bo gives Freddy Freeman a free pass Chris Taylor with the bases loaded and one out in the bottom of the eigh the Dodgers trailing three to one swung on line to short on one hop grabb by roio to Second for one him menz to First double play no damage done R by the Dodgers Emanuel CL the game's best closer is on for the Guardians here's his 02 waved at and Miss strike three he Strikes Out Smith on three pitches one down here's the pitch and he swings and chops it over the mound but to the second baseman am menz who throws him out at first Miguel Roos the Last Hope already swung on and there's a highfly ball to deep Center he makes the catch and cl has done it again the Guardians Win It