Dodgers Catcher Will Smith Gets Honest About Not Challenging Close Pitches in Brewers Game
Two early non-challenges by Will Smith helped Milwaukee extend at-bats and rally past Los Angeles, leaving Yoshinobu Yamamoto with a 2.2-inning outing.
- Following a 7 to 4 loss on Monday, the Los Angeles Dodgers trail the Milwaukee Brewers two to zero in the National League Championship Series. Catcher Will Smith faced scrutiny for electing not to use his team's ABS challenges on two early pitches.
- Pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto struggled during his brief 2.2 innings, exiting with the Dodgers trailing 3 to 2. The Brewers capitalized on the early opportunity, forcing the Dodgers bullpen to cover 5.1 innings.
- Smith, struggling this postseason at one for 23 at the plate, kept both of his team's ABS challenges in his pocket. Had he challenged either pitch and gotten at least one overturned call, it could have changed the entire complexion of the game.
- Third baseman Max Muncy said the team's job is to "win several games and give him another chance because I know that next time out hes going to dominate." The Dodgers head back to Los Angeles for the remainder of the series.
- Betts said, "It shows that hes a human being and playoff baseball is hard." The Dodgers face critical questions regarding strategy as they attempt to overcome back-to-back losses to the Brewers.
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Dodgers Catcher Will Smith Gets Honest About Not Challenging Close Pitches in Brewers Game
The Los Angeles Dodgers will be heading back home after back-to-back losses to the Milwaukee Brewers. One of many questions the Dodgers face over the next two days is that Will Smith elected not to challenge two close pitches early in the game. “Yeah, I went back and looked,” Smith told reporters after the game, […]
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