20.8 Billion Malicious Contractors, Roberts' Incredible Preference LAD, Dedicated to SD for 2nd consecutive win
Aug 24, 2025
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San Diego won 5-1 in the second game of the three consecutive home games against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Petco Park on the 24th (Korea time) with starting pitcher Nestor Cortes' brilliant pitching.
San Diego, which won five consecutive games, including the first two games of the three consecutive games, marked 74 wins and 56 losses, beating the Dodgers (73 wins and 57 losses) by one game to become the sole leader in the district. It is the first time in 10 days that San Diego has taken the first place in the West since the 14th.
On the other hand, the Dodgers, who were leading by one game ahead of the three consecutive games, suffered consecutive losses due to the silence of their batters for two consecutive days. He has maintained an 8-4 advantage in his showdown with San Diego this season, but it is fatal to lose the last game of the season.
Cortes, the top contributor to the victory, is a left-handed veteran starter acquired by the Milwaukee Brewers during the trade deadline on the 1st. Cortes pitched the brightest since he wore the San Diego uniform, continuing his 16th consecutive hit, or perfect pitching, until the 6th inning with one out, and achieved his first win in four games after transfer.
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In particular, in three showdowns with Ohtani, he won the KO with a swing and miss strikeout, a fly ball to right field, and a fly ball to center field, and clenched his fist. In his career performance against Ohtani, he continued his overwhelming advantage with two hits in 15 at-bats (0.133).
San Diego took the lead in the bottom of the fourth inning with one out and a two-run timely hit by Ramon Lauriano and a sacrifice fly by Jake Cronenworth. When the Dodgers made up for one point with pinch hitter Alex Freeland's solo home run to right-center in the top of the eighth inning, Xander Bogaerts hit a double to the right in the bottom of the eighth inning, widening the gap to 5-1.
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However, Roberts placed a left-handed hitter instead of Rojas, who beat Cortes, who was pitching perfectly at the plate after one out in the top of the sixth inning, with a line drive right-handed hit. Despite the fact that the opposing pitcher is left-hander Adrian Morehorn.
Confoto did not betray his expectations. After being driven into two strikes, Morehorn struck out swinging on a low slider of 87.3 miles in his fourth pitch. It was not a powerful turn, but a check swing that lost its timing.
Confoto, who signed a one-year, $15 million (about 20.8 billion won) FA contract last winter and wore a Dodgers uniform, is still playing as the main left fielder, but he entered the batter's box as a pinch hitter after missing the starting lineup.
Dodgers starter Tyler Glasnow lost the game by allowing three runs in four innings with two hits and four walks.
The Dodgers' signings, Ohtani, Mookie Betts, Will Smith, Freddie Freeman and Teoscar Hernandez, were silent with no hits in 17 at-bats.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
