“I’m gonna go right to the catch,” Pete Mackanin said to start the post game presser. But let’s start at the beginning.
Jake Thompson induced two grounders and struck out Justin Turner to end the first inning. Then Jake Thompson showed up.
Allowing a walk and a single to lead off the second, Thompson was bailed out by Rhys Hoskins retiring the Dodgers. Chris Taylor hit one out of Hoskins’ reach to make it 1-0 Dodgers, but though Thompson didn’t look sharp, he did manage to keep the Dodgers at one run, thanks to some defense and to the Dodgers’ clutchless flailing.