Cody Bellinger robs Fernando Tatis Jr. of accelerate-forward homer forward of tempers flare in Dodgers-Padres NLDS Game 2

Let’s rep ideally suited to it and role the scene: The Dodgers have a 1-0 lead within the most exciting-of-5 NLDS. A Dodgers win in Game 2 makes the uphill climb for the Padres seemingly too steep. The Dodgers had a 4-3 lead within the damage of the seventh inning with a runner on unsuitable and two outs for Fernando Tatis. The baby rattling advance came thru with a clutch playoff homer. The most productive narrate was the extremely athletic Cody Bellinger was playing center self-discipline.

That ended the inning in a enormous design. Elevate a survey at MLB‘s Catch of the Year entrance-runner:

Elevate cover that reliever Brusdar Graterol had ideally suited taken over for fellow Dodgers reliever Blake Treinen. That was the first batter he faced within the sport and he allowed a 413-foot shot to center (per Statcast, which moreover had it at 105-mph off the bat) that can even very well be a rental toddle in many other ballparks. He was fully bailed out by the elegant play from Bellinger. Graterol then proceeded to throw his hat and glove off the mound and recount the stands(?) in event. 

The switch, and presumably the the leisure of the Dodgers rallying around the event, perceived to nettle Manny Machado, who was on deck. Machado shall be viewed saying, “I’m gonna reside up for you,” whereas pointing, presumably, to Graterol. The Dodgers’ dugout, in turn, shall be viewed yelling again with Max Muncy caught on digicam yelling to come back to the dugout. 

There may perchance make sure to be argument right here. These are two groups that build no longer appear critically fond of one one more and that’s relaxing, critically within the playoffs. The Padres this season have become identified for their aptitude. Within the event that they are able to accelerate at the side of the theatrics on enormous house runs, why cannot the opposite crew celebrate within the identical sort? By same good judgment, Graterol ideally suited acted love he won the World Series whereas he in actual fact ought to mute have given up the accelerate-forward toddle to the Padres. Per chance reserve that one for a enormous strikeout? 

Honestly, though, who cares? Or no longer it’s sizable theater. Let the 2 groups hate every other whereas making stellar performs and tantalizing us. 

Tatis and Bellinger on a single play did ideally suited that.