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Pederson’s fly to right-center field scored Jason Heyward, who drew a walk against Dodgers reliever Jimmy Nelson to open the inning.
With Nelson struggling to find the strike zone, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts replaced him with Treinen.
Incredibly, Contreras managed to take first as Kelly was relieved by David Price.
At the plate, the Dodgers couldn’t generate much against Cubs reliever Keegan Thompson, who relieved starter Jake Arrieta.
Max Muncy reached base on a head-scratcher of an error by Cubs second baseman Ian Happ on a routine fly ball, then Justin Turner singled to left.
Since allowing a home run to Kris Bryant on the game’s second pitch, Gonsolin has retired 11 consecutive batters, striking out seven on 69 pitches.
Tony Gonsolin, making his fourth start of the season, struck out Rafael Ortega to lead off the second before issuing a walk to Jason Heyward.
Josiah Gray, the Dodgers’ top-ranked pitching prospect, threw a live batting practice session for triple-A Oklahoma City on Friday.
Price is the next choice on the depth chart, but the team prefers to stay away from converting him back to starter because it would take a considerable amount of time to stretch him out.
“We still don’t have complete finality, but I know that I’m personally excited if the opportunity presents itself,” Roberts said Friday.
Justin Turner is back in the lineup Friday after not starting Thursday in the Dodgers’ deflating loss to the Cubs.
Gonsolin, who missed first first two months of the season with a shoulder injury, had his velocity drop considerably in his last start against the Diamondbacks on Sunday before he was pulled at 46 pitches.
Tony Gonsolin will get get the start for the Dodgers, his fourth since returning from the injured list.
The Cubs will counter with starter Jake Arrieta, who prior to the team’s combined no-hitter on Thursday, was the last pitcher to no-hit the Dodgers in Los Angeles.
There was no life-preserver tossed Buehler’s way Thursday night.
It marked the 10th time in Los Angeles history and 20th time in franchise history that the Dodgers were no-hit, the last one tossed by Cubs right-hander Jake Arrieta in Dodger Stadium on Aug.
They have no hits, but the Dodgers have had plenty of baserunners tonight.
Dodgers: Left-hander Andrew Chafin, who looks like he walked on an 1860s “Wanted: Dead or Alive” poster, now pitching for the Cubs.
Heyward reached on an infield single and took second on a throwing error by Taylor, who tried to make a play when there was no play to make.
Roberts came out to talk to Buehler, which is unusual because he almost always pulls the pitcher when he comes out.
Buehler was a step behind because had to make sure Heyward’s bat, which broke, didn’t hit him.
Unfortunately, Vassegh tried to turn it into the Dave Vassegh comedy hour and made a lot of inside references that ruined what could have been a good interview.
“We didn’t get to celebrate with them after the World Series.
“Everything is where it needs to be as far as the body,” manager Dave Roberts said before Thursday night’s game against the Chicago Cubs in Dodger Stadium.
Buehler, who is 7-0 with a 2.38 ERA this season, is unbeaten in 23 consecutive regular-season starts, a streak dating back to Sept.
The Dodgers will present Pederson with his 2020 World Series championship ring before the game.
I know that he made our club better, and the fans really related to Joc, to the stuff he did on the field, the energy he brought on the field, and the things he did off the field.
When Barry Bonds tied that home run record in front of a visibly disgusted MLB commissioner, he was jeered from coast to coast.
One of them, Gaylord Perry, wrote a book titled “Me and the Spitter: An Autobiographical Confession,” then got elected to the Hall of Fame.
Although baseball and the Dodgers are great ways to distract ourselves from the day-to-day struggles of the real world, sometimes we have to take a step back and remember that major league players have their struggles, too.
The good news is there are 87 games left on the Dodgers’ regular-season schedule to avoid that scenario.
You try to attack the other team and win and when you don’t have that mindset, you get rolled.