Dodgers vs. Padres Game Highlights (3/20/24) | MLB Highlights
Summary
TLDRThe 2024 Major League Baseball season kicks off with an exciting game between the Dodgers and the Padres in Seoul. Veterans like Chan Ho Park and Mookie Betts showcase their skills, while newcomers like Yu Darvish and Shohei Otani make their mark. The game is filled with thrilling moments, including stolen bases, sacrifice flies, and a late-game rally by the Dodgers that leads to their victory, securing a 3-2 lead and marking the first win of the season.
Takeaways
- 🌟 The 2024 Major League Baseball season commenced with the Dodgers and Padres playing in Seoul, South Korea.
- 🏆 Veteran player Chan Ho Park is still active in the majors after 17 years and 124 wins.
- 🥇 Mookie Betts, known for his six gold gloves as a right fielder, is now playing shortstop.
- ⚾️ Yu Darvish was set to throw the first pitch of the game, facing Mookie Betts.
- 🏃♂️ Mookie Betts utilized his speed, stealing a base during the game.
- 🌐 Shohei Otani, playing in his first game as a Los Angeles Dodger, showed his versatility on the field and at the plate.
- 🔥 Freddie Freeman, with a history of impressive hits, contributed to the Dodgers' offense.
- 💥 Xander Bogaerts scored the first run of the game with an RBI to center field.
- 🤝 The Dodgers demonstrated a strong team effort, especially in the eighth inning where they secured a 3-2 lead.
- 🚨 Mookie Betts and Gavin Lux both had key moments, contributing to the Dodgers' 4-2 lead.
- 🏆 The Dodgers won the first game of the 2024 season, starting with a 1-0 record.
Q & A
Which teams are playing in the 2024 Major League Baseball season game mentioned in the transcript?
-The Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres are playing in the 2024 Major League Baseball season game.
Where is the game taking place?
-The game is taking place in Seoul, South Korea.
What significant milestone does Chan Ho Park achieve in this game?
-Chan Ho Park is playing after 17 years and has 124 wins in the majors.
What position is Mookie Betts playing in this game?
-Mookie Betts is playing as a shortstop in this game.
What unusual event happens when Yu Darvish is about to throw the first pitch?
-There is a pitch clock violation, and Mookie Betts is sent to first base.
Which player makes a notable first appearance in a Los Angeles Dodgers uniform?
-Shohei Otani makes his first appearance in a Los Angeles Dodgers uniform.
How does the first run of the game score?
-The first run of the game scores when Xander Bogaerts hits an RBI to center, plating Wade.
What is the final score of the game?
-The final score of the game is 5 to 2, with the Dodgers winning.
Which player has an impressive performance in the eighth inning, contributing to the Dodgers' lead?
-Gavin Lux has an impressive performance in the eighth inning, hitting a ground ball to the right side that scores two runs and gives the Dodgers a 3 to 2 lead.
What is the significance of the Dodgers' win in this game?
-The significance of the Dodgers' win is that it marks their first victory of the 2024 season, putting them at a 1-0 record.
Outlines
🏆 Opening Game of the 2024 MLB Season
The script opens with the anticipation of the 2024 Major League Baseball season starting in Seoul, South Korea. It highlights the presence of the Dodgers and Padres, and the return of Chan Ho Park after 17 years and 124 wins. The focus shifts to Mookie Betts, who is playing shortstop this year, and the first pitch thrown by Yu Darvish. The game unfolds with various plays, including a pitch clock violation, stolen bases, and notable hits. The summary touches on the performance of players like Freddie Freeman and the strategic game plan of the Dodgers, ending with a mention of the crowd's excitement.
🥊 Exciting Eighth Inning and Dodgers' Victory
This paragraph describes the dramatic events of the eighth inning, where the Dodgers and Padres are tied. The Padres' Hayward scores from a sacrifice fly, and the game remains tied with bases loaded and no outs for the Dodgers. The summary details key plays, including a double play by Mookie Betts, a stolen base by Otani, and a foot race won by the Padres. The Dodgers capitalize on opportunities, scoring runs, and taking a 3-2 lead. The paragraph culminates in the Dodgers' victory, with a final score of 5-2, marking their first win of the 2024 season.
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Keywords
💡Major League Baseball
💡Dodgers
💡Padres
💡Yu Darvish
💡Mookie Betts
💡Pitch Clock
💡Interference
💡Sacrifice Fly
💡Ground Ball
💡Base Hit
Highlights
The 2024 Major League Baseball season begins with the Dodgers and the Padres in Seoul, South Korea.
Veteran pitcher Chan Ho Park is still playing after 17 years and 124 wins in the majors.
Yu Darvish is set to throw the first pitch of the 2024 season.
Mookie Betts, a six-time Gold Glove winner as a right fielder, is now playing shortstop.
A pitch clock violation is called on Yu Darvish, resulting in Mookie Betts being sent to first base.
Shohei Otani makes his first appearance in a Los Angeles Dodger uniform.
Mookie Betts steals a base, indicating a potential strategy for the Dodgers.
Freddie Freeman, with a history of 59 doubles, hits a year ago.
Tyler Glass, despite not throwing more than 120 innings in a season, signed a five-year extension for $136 million with Los Angeles.
Xander Bogaerts, a new signing for the Padres, strikes out in his first at-bat.
Hasan Kim, a hero to the Seoul crowd, retires to end the top of the first inning.
Shohei Otani gets his first hit as a Los Angeles Dodger in the third inning.
The Dodgers execute a game plan that involves stealing bases, with Otani and Freeman both successfully stealing.
Xander Bogaerts drives in the first run of the game with a sacrifice fly to center field.
Teoscar Hernandez scores on a throwing error by the third baseman, tying the game.
Machado and Otani both steal bases, showcasing the Dodgers' speed on the basepaths.
Gavin Lux scores on a ground ball to right field, giving the Dodgers a 3-2 lead.
Mookie Betts scores with an RBI base hit, extending the Dodgers' lead to 4-2.
Shohei Otani hits a base hit, scoring a run and getting his first RBI as a Dodger, making the score 5-2.
The Dodgers win the first game of the 2024 season, improving their record to 1-0.
Transcripts
The 2024 major league baseball
season set to get underway.
We are in South Korea Seoul to
be exact.
Of course, four years ago, we
were at home watching games
being played in this very
building, but today it's the
Dodgers and the Padres.
Yes, Chan Ho Park still has it
after 17 years and 124 wins in
the majors.
He brought the cheese to Hasan
kim.
We're about set to bring you the
2024 major league baseball
season game, the Soul Series as
yu Darvish gets set to throw the
first pitch of the game here,
Mookie bet stands in from the
right side this year at
shortstop and incredible to
think that a player who's won
six gold gloves as a right
fielder can step into the
shortstop position, but if
anybody can do it, it's Mookie
Bats.
Here's a 3 to 1 now, wait time
is called.
No, that's a pitch clock
violation on Yu Darvish home
plate umpire lance Barksdale
sends Mookie Betts down to first
base.
That's ball four and here is
show Otani for the first time in
Los Angeles Dodger uniform had a
phenomenal spring 11 bets is
going, Otani checks it throw
down.
Not nearly in time.
Mookie Betts has a stolen base
and I believe we are going to
see a little bit more of that.
They're going to send
Mookie Betts back to first base
did Otani foul.
That ball umpires interference
watch Barksdale and he hits the
mask of the home plate umpire
had no chance to get there rolls
one of the shortstop to get the
speed.
He show a that's forced out at
second base one out and a runner
at first Freddie Freeman 211
hits a year ago.
Second most in Dodger history.
59 doubles.
That was a franchise ball strike
three freeman gainer at 95 and
just like that, Darvish worked
around the leadoff walk and they
are two down, two down here's
Will smith swinging.
This one is driven to left
field.
That's where Jerson profile is.
He's under it and he will make
the catch to end the inning.
Here's Tyler Glass now just 30
years old.
He has not thrown more than 120
innings in any season, but he
signed a five year extension for
136 million with Los Angeles
Bogart's Tatis Kronor is the
Padres bat for the first time
and that's a strikeout
strikeout.
Number one side retired in order
in the bottom of the first
inning.
We head to the second as loud as
you'll hear the crowd for seven
years.
A member of the heroes who
called this place home and he
acknowledged that crowd well
done by Hasan kim 2 to 2 end of
the bat right field.
Hayward got a really good jump
on it and Hasan kim is retired.
Shohei is 0 to 1 and the pitch
is belted into right field for a
base hit a couple of hops out to
top jr and shohei has his first
hit as a los Angeles Dodger.
A two out single here in the
third inning fastball out over
the plate.
He's going to be something to
watch.
Here's Freddie Freeman off goes
Otani and he's got that thing
stolen easily 23 bags last year
and Otani has one here.
Part of the game plan for the
Dodgers, we saw it early with at
bats right there is showing why
he is in the two spot and the
bases are full of Dodgers and
two men out back to back walks
issued by Darvish.
Here's Max Munson.
There they go, swing and a Miss
Jarvis went with some cheese and
a fist pump to leave the mound
so far.
29 pitches for Tyler Glass.
Now, good size to begin with.
63.
Patient hitter has some power.
He's going to really grow into
the power a little bit more.
Wade moves to second base on the
wild pitch.
Here's the next one to be.
This one is driven to straight
away center field outman going
back, he's there, Wade will tag
from second and he is going to
be in there safely.
A good piece of hitting by
Jackson Merrill.
A line shot to center field
advances the runner in his first
major league at bat 106 miles an
hour, 105 7 off the bat.
Bogart at the plate with the
infield in and he turned that
around here.
He does.
He will drive in.
The first run of the game is
Xander Bogart's an RB I to
center that plates Wade and it's
one.
San Diego Oscar struck out
swinging his first time up.
He's got an 01 count on him.
Works out of the stretch with
nobody on, he kicks and delivers
and Teoscar bounces one slowly
down to third.
It is charged by Wade fires.
It, it gets away.
Teoscar around first.
He's on his way to second and
the Dodgers have the tying run
in scoring position with nobody
out on a throwing error by the
third baseman Tyler Wade Teoscar
hernandez worked his way over to
third base with less than two
outs.
The Dodgers have a man at third.
Jason Heyward.
The batter, 12, this one is hit
well to right field backing up
on it is Tatis tagging at third
Hernandez.
Here's the throw and Taoka
scores, it's a sacrifice fly for
Hayward in a tie game.
The Dodgers and Padres all even
at one bases loaded.
Nobody out.
Dodgers won.
Padres won.
Luisada who again, hit a shot to
Mookie Betts.
His first time up, paints it on
the ground to Betts.
He'll go to second for one to
first.
That is a double play.
Machado comes in and it's 21.
Padres shoe Otani one for three.
Also stolen a base tonight.
A little tamper up the first
base line.
It's a foot race and the Padres
are going to win it quick as a
cat off the mound was Wandy
Peralta fielded and got it there
a step ahead of Otani Dodgers
have the tying run aboard in the
eighth.
Here's Teoscar hernandez and
this one is going to get down to
center feed.
Muncie will go to second and a
single for Teoscar hernandez and
the L A Dodgers are in business
with two men on and nobody out
zero for seven with runners who
score left nine on base to this
point in the game.
And now James Outman who reached
via a base on balls in the six,
he's zero for two missed, badly
, bases are loaded.
There's nobody out and the
Padres are in a bit of hot
water.
A marvelous opportunity here
that the Dodgers really cannot
afford to squander.
Now, #### Hernandez up in an
enviable spot for any hitter.
Here's the 0 to 1 pitch swing
and a drive to left field in the
corner over there to get it as a
Zoar Mun, he tags from third and
scores and that ties the game on
a sacrifice fly by hernandez,
sacrifice line drive if you
will.
Gavin Lux is zero for three
tonight and here comes the first
pitch from Warhol swinging a
ground ball right side.
It gets past the first baseman
into right field.
Here comes Taa Hernandez around
third to score and the Dodgers
have a 3 to 2 lead.
Lux did not wait around.
He saw the first pitch and a
ground ball to the right side
right through the webbing.
Oh my goodness.
You talk about bad luck.
Unbelievable an error on the
play E three.
But it's really the, that you
get the error.
The Dodgers lead for the first
time in the game two on and
Mookie Betts 0 to 2 pitch
groundball through the whole
left side.
A base hit out rounding third
coming to the plate head first
slide.
He scores Mookie Betts with an
RB I base hit and it's 4 to 2
Dodgers.
Well, they know full well the
Achilles tendon really for the
Dodgers had been trailing after
eight innings the last two
years.
They're eight and 90 when
trailing after eight full
innings of a regular season
game.
Here's Otan with two on and one
out.
He likes the first pitch hits it
in the left center field gap.
That's a base hit.
Here's what's coming around
there.
He'll score standing.
It is 5 to 2 as Shohei comes up
with his first run batted in as
a Dodger and what an inning for
the Dodgers here in the eighth
and the Dodger lineup just
relentless top of the ninth
inning.
Hasan Kim.
The leadoff has sends this one
to right.
Should be an easy one and it is
for Teoscar Hernandez pinch
hitter left hander and Graham
Pauley here is the 1 to 2 pitch
on a strike three and the Padres
down to their last out is the
last hope he's hit into a double
play grounded into a force out
and flied to right and a little
ground ball past them out.
Here's Lux one hand throws to
first.
He got him a 123 bottom of the
ninth and the Dodgers win the
first game of 2024.
They are one and zero after this
victory here tonight, they come
up with win number one on the
season.
5.0 / 5 (0 votes)
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