Rays vs. Dodgers Game Highlights (8/23/24) | MLB Highlights

Bobby Miller who came back from his stint in AAA last week and I think the first inning is real important just for him to get in the right mindset to feel good and to carry confidence off. We go with a Baltimore chop up the middle to miguel Rojas and they Diaz on one pitch changeup fades in there for strike three. That's pitch, dave Roberts touch and asked him, what does Bobby Miller have to do tonight? He said he's got to have that changeup working and right there it is with all the movement at the trade deadline, it opened up a spot for cro one of the top prospects in baseball that was loud and got his first home run of the year and the Rays take a one nothing lead at Dodger Stadium. This is 100 miles an hour up at the top of the zone and crow meets it out in front. Well, they say the ball sounds different coming off his bat. My ear drums are so another 100 there's a base hit by Christopher Morell who had two hits in Oakland yesterday. Maybe things start to get going for more. Also, two one comes on and low pos it down the left line task hernandez into the corner with his first inning Tyler Alexander. Usually he has an opener for him , but with the big left handed hitters at the top, it's backwards here actually start the game and take down the bulk of the game. He comes in at 39 home runs and 39 stolen bases. It could happen any night. Do you have the call ready? Thinking about something like 4040 line to first caught by Yandy Diaz and there's one down a bullet by Otan. But fortunately to the glove of the curveball line to right over and under it is Deluca and he makes the catch and that's two line drives from the top two guys in two outs. A 123 inning. Alexander flies through bets and freeman runner in scoring position. Nobody out. Jose Siri, the center swings and misses here and Miller got his second. This is supposed to be a slider on the outer part of the plate just backed up, got him with a change up. Second of his three K's coming on that pitch really a nice pitch, great location. And that's the thing we, the fastball is not a put away pitch for Bobby Miller. It's used to set up the other ones swing and miss the three to third. Now, the guy who got him in the first junior and junior two that skips all the way on the turf, took a bounce and took off to the wall. And for good reason, that was another ball that was absolutely smashed. A hanging breaking ball right here it is hanging, curveball foot gets down on time and Then he absolutely rips that ball out into right center field. That is another big shot there by two outs and for he gets into it to the left field corner and home run Christopher M and the Rays jump out to a three nothing lead. All of two out home runs against Miller. Bobby Miller has shown really good stuff, but every mistake that he has made has been crushed everyone and watch how this pitch doesn't have the same bite as previous and it gets roped sends on the other way from Mookie Betts. He's there the inning, a two out rally, two out home run from Christopher MLL and it's 3 to 0. Tampa Bay in the second half, Otani against left handed pitching, hitting below 160. So you figure he's going to see everybody's best left hander shot on the left side on the backhand play made by walls, throw across his chest and hustles busted from the very beginning gets sawed off, but he is moving down that line. He got to be on stolen base watch number 40 watch there and he's going to steal it for 39 home runs and 40 stolen bases. And so he's one swing away at this point from history. The way he makes things happen with his legs is something to behold to right field. Alexander's out of it as Deluca runs it down and the Dodgers got the tying run to the plate for the Rays still lead 3 to 0. Brandon Lyle second baseman tonight for the Rays who struck out looking both times fed the other way and another well struck fly ball out number two with a strikeout his sixth of the game and a 3 to 0 game. Little blooper for a base hit to lead off this inning. There have been a bunch of paper cuts like that against Tyler Alexander. Can they finally cash in here? He takes all four good eye for gavin wasn't too jumpy there trying to make something happen. His walk brings the tying run to the plate and the former Hernandez lifts it in the air to left center field. Lowe going back. He's on the track. He's at the Ka hernandez launches a three run home run and it's 3 to 3 in the fifth. That'd be the last pitch that Tyler Alexander throws. Kevin Kish coming out to make a change. #### hernandez given an opportunity tonight. His first at bats this week and the most impactful swing of the night, tommy hits it right to Taylor walls. It calm things down for a moment. It was a rifle off the bat, but fortunately it was an out another in the walls when it got on him quick and he makes the play to retire the side. He comes in to settle things down through five. We start over 45 and six on the schedule to face Bobby Miller and see if he can just keep the wheels on the track. The pitch count is going up and up. What around? Good morning, good afternoon and good night he strikes out Moll just like that. His ninth pitch to Josh Lowe is a breaking ball to get his swing and a miss he's got back to back to open the six and Miller down swinging Bobby Miller strikes out the side in the sixth four in a row. Now, nine in the game, the game remains tied at three Dodgers three rays, three bottom of the ninth chance to walk it off in L A. Will smith will lead off against a new pitcher. The right hander. Manuel Rodriguez almost got hit. In fact, he did what a gift will smith is hit on an 02 pitch to open the ninth inning. What do we do? He just threw fastballs by and now we're going to try and trick him with a breaking ball and you clip him. Now you got some problems. 20 slashes the ball into center field base hit and run the scoring position. Second here to the game for tommy Edmon diving is Brandon Lowe and he gets the out to save the night I mean, that ball was roped too. That ball was absolutely roped and what a play by Brandon. Brandon Laue has saved it for now. Infield in and we know how fast this infield is too. Looking to be the hero tonight. Instead passes the baton to shohei Otani and it's his turn to try and put on a cape. The situation that everybody dreams of. Shohei Otani is living here tonight. Right, center field series going back, he's at the track. He's at the in history. So Tony joins the 4040 club in the most grand fashions. A walk off grand slam. The sixth member of the 4040 club makes the most dramatic entry into the club you could imagine with a walk off grand slam fireworks show has already started and he lit the first one. Congratulations show. Hey, 4040 can and the fastest any player has ever done it. Shoe Otani in his 126th game of the year.