https://twitter.com/ToddWitteles/status/1451354409577811969


I was on the toilet at 2:30 (game started at 5:08) and had resigned myself to the fact that I wasn't going. Prices fell, but not enough for my taste. Series seemed hopeless, and even today's game had blowout written all over it. I didn't want to lay down a lot of Jew gold, sit in LA traffic, just to see the Dodgers get blown out and see their series end.

Then I saw a pair of tickets pop up on Stubhub, and I couldn't resist. Second row of the loge (second) level, almost right behind home plate. Two tickets, $161 each, with preferred parking ($75 value) thrown in free. Probably the very best deal offered on Stubhub for that game, value-wise.

Snapped it, up, and rapidly got ready. Took Benjamin, battled LA traffic (using some of my favorite tricks to skip past the worst parts), and I got to my seats just as the 1st inning was finishing up. Dodgers down 2-0 and had already lost Joe Kelly.

Then AJ Pollock hit a home run, cutting it to 2-1. Then Pujols singled, and Chris Taylor followed it up with another HR. Suddenly Dodgers up 3-2.

They slowly extended that lead, putting runs on the board in the 3rd, 5th, 7th, and 8th (in addition to the 2nd, as described above).

Chris Taylor ended up with 3 HR, going 4-for-5, and driving in 6. Pollock had 2 HR and drove in 4.

Beautiful. Ben loved it. He said his voice was hoarse at the end. Weather was beautiful (72 degrees at game time, and probably around 65 when it was over).

Was the opposite of last night's failgame. Even the weather was better tonight.

Chris Taylor and Trea Turner have switched bodies or something. Taylor was horrible in August/September, and is owning the postseason super hard. Trea Turner was awesome in August and September, but has been really bad in the postseason.

Still gonna be some battle to win the final two in Atlanta. They're now short Joe Kelly, Clayton Kershaw, Max Muncy, and Justin Turner.

Oh... David Price is likely coming onto the roster in Kelly's place. Sanlmar may get to see him after all.


Dodgers are now 11-1 in postseason games I've attended in 2013, only losing to the Nationals in 2019.