August 16, 2020

Debut Dinger

Keibert Ruiz debuts as the catcher for the Dodgers in Sunday’s game against the Angels. He bats ninth, and in his first plate appearance homers down the rightfield line against Julio Tehran. The ball hit the tarp over the seats in right, rolled up to the top, then down and under. It took the Angels crew a while to find the ball. When he returned to the dugout, A.J. Pollock shouts, “Baseball is easy!”

The Dodgers and Angels are tied at one in the top of the third inning.

Update: On the other side of the ball, Roel Ramirez debuts for the Cardinals and gives up four straight home runs.

Yoan Moncada, Yasmani Grandal, Jose Abreu and Eloy Jimenez connected during a six-run inning, tying the big league record for consecutive homers.

Ramirez took the mound in the fifth with St. Louis leading 1-0. He struck out Luis Robert to start, but things went south quickly. After two singles, a caught stealing and a walk, Moncada smacked a three-run homer to right.

ESPN.com

At least it was memorable.

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