Tommy Edman put on an absolute show on Saturday night at Dodger Stadium, dropping jaws with a fantastic defensive play before rounding the bases himself with a three-run bomb. The Dodgers needed every single bit of his heroics to pull off a tight 6-5 victory against the Washington Nationals. This dude was everywhere!
Edman Flips the Script: From Robbing Bases to Rounding ‘Em
Picture this: It’s the seventh inning, your squad is down two runs, and the momentum is totally against you. Then, BAM! With one out, Alex Freeland walks. Kiké Hernández singles with two out. The stage is set, right? Edman steps up, he sees a high slider from former Dodgers draft pick Clayton Beeter, and he absolutely SMASHES it. Three-run home run! Just like that, the Dodgers are up, and the whole game gets flipped upside down. It’s what you call a truly clutch hit, turning a deficit into a lead when it mattered most. And let’s not forget his overall tear: in five games on this homestand, he’s got nine hits in 22 at-bats, rocking a .409 average. You don’t get much better than that. Manager Dave Roberts couldn’t stop praising him, calling him “a heck of a ballplayer” who can play anywhere, make plays, take good at-bats, and has “the knack for the big hit.” He’s playing his tail off, especially stepping up big time with Shohei Ohtani out of the lineup.
Grit and Grime: How the Dodgers Battled Through Early Rough Patches
The win wasn’t just Edman, though. This team fought through some serious adversity all night. For the third straight day, they were without Shohei Ohtani. Dalton Rushing was scratched with elbow soreness, and Max Muncy was out sick. Despite missing three planned starters, the Dodgers still managed to scratch across a couple of runs in the opening frame off Washington’s top starter, Cade Cavalli. Freddie Freeman got plunked by a pitch, Mookie Betts singled, Teoscar Hernández drove in a run with a single, and Hunter Feduccia added another. It wasn’t always pretty. Tyler Glasnow, while striking out eight, was pitching through traffic pretty much all night, eventually giving up four runs. He even got bailed out in the fifth inning by Edman’s incredible catch to rob Daylen Lile of an extra-base hit. Glasnow’s reaction said it all! Home plate umpire Rob Drake was having a rough one too, with four ball-strike calls overturned by ABS challenge in the first three and a half innings. The Nationals even scored an insurance run in the eighth when Alex Call got clipped with the bases loaded. This team definitely scraped and clawed for this one.
Talk about a win that just feels earned, especially with so many key guys out! Tommy Edman’s big night, both offensively and defensively, showed everyone why he’s so valuable. Every win counts, and pulling one out when you’re short-handed against a tough pitcher, with some questionable calls mixed in, just builds that resilience. It shows what this squad is capable of even when things aren’t perfect.
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Originally reported by True Blue LA.
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