March 22, 2014

Trumbo Fools Everyone

Scott Van Slyke hit a fly ball to deep left-center in the top of the second inning. The ball looked gone, as Mark Trumbo climbed the fence to try to catch it. The announcers thought it was gone, I thought it was gone, but the ball hit the bottom of the fence for a double. I wonder if the weather conditions knocked the ball down at the last minute, or if Trumbo’s poor defense just fooled everyone.

Update: The wind is really blowing in, they just showed the flags blowing in. The Australian sideline commentator compared this park to Wrigley Field, where the wind blowing in or out can change the characteristics of the park.

The Dodgers score the first run of the season after the double put runners on second and third with none out, and Adrian Gonzalez scores on a one-out ground out.

Update: Scott Van Slyke and Adrian Gonzalez combine for two more runs in the fourth. Gonzalez reaches on a strikeout plus wild pitch, then Van Slyke takes the ball the other way, just clearing the fence down the right-field line for a home run. The Dodgers lead 3-0, and Van Slyke owns half a cycle.

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