Evan Longoria is making the most of his long-awaited return to the playoffs, hitting a solo home run to lift the Giants to victory in Game 3 of the NLDS.
, fell behind 0-and-2 in the count before fouling off a slider and changeup.The Dodgers struggled against San Francisco Giants pitching, losing to their longtime rival 1-0 in Game 3 of the NLDS. The Dodgers trail the series 2-1.
“A couple times I felt like I was gonna get blown over by the wind. There was a lot of dust in the eyes, so it was definitely a little bit more difficult environment to hit in and play in tonight. I was thinking if that ball didn’t go out tonight, I might have just cashed it in.” The mistake pitch left Scherzer — who rebounded from a shaky first to throw seven strong innings, giving up three hits, striking out 10 and walking one — with plenty of doubts.
“I’m happy for him as a friend,” said Giants manager Gabe Kapler, a Rays teammate of Longoria in 2009 and 2010. “I also know that he puts a lot of weight on his own shoulders trying to come up big for his teammates, so I’m happy he was able to do that. That swing led to a big win for us.” He returned on Aug. 14 but hit only .228 with a .729 OPS, four homers and 16 RBIs in his last 31 games, finishing the season with a .261 average, .833 OPS, 13 HRs and 46 RBIs in 81 games.
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