After a 2-1 victory on Monday, the Los Angeles Dodgers had a chance to take the series from the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday.
The game was delayed by 25 minutes due to rain earlier in the day, so the Dodgers had to wait to take the field, but once they did, they scored quickly.
Despite the delay, the Dodgers went on to win the game and set up a chance to sweep in the series finale on Wednesday.
Dodgers 12, Twins 3: key takeaways
The Chuckie Robinson game
Freddie Freeman had a great day as he led the Dodgers with three hits, two RBI and also scored a run, but performances like that are somewhat expected from the future Hall of Famer.
In addition, Freeman had two doubles to pass Carlos Beltran for 28th on the all-time MLB doubles list.
Andy Pages also had a nice day with three hits, two runs scored and an RBI. That was perhaps the most encouraging to see given his recent slump.
But for Chuckie Robinson, a night like he had are few and far between. The journeyman backstop picked up two hits, scored a run and added an RBI in what may have been the best game of his career.
Robinson picked up his first hit as a member of the Dodgers in the fourth inning, and his first hit at the MLB level since Sept. 21, 2024. His second hit came in the fifth and gave him the second two-hit game of his career, and his first since Oct. 4, 2022.
In the seventh, Robinson drove in an insurance run with a sacrifice bunt that scored Alex Call. That was also his first RBI since that Oct. 4 game.
The 31-year-old started in place of Dalton Rushing, who left Monday night’s game to be evaluated for a concussion, and he’s on the roster in place of Will Smith, who continues to deal with a neck injury.
Alex Call hit the only Dodgers home run of the game, which came in the ninth inning. The Dodgers went on to score five runs in the ninth inning to extend their lead and make it a blowout.
The other runs in the game were driven in by Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts, Tommy Edman, Max Muncy and Miguel Rojas. The first and second runs of the game both came as a result of Edman putting the ball in play, and Twins second baseman Luke Keaschall misplaying them.
Justin Wrobleski turns in quality start
Justin Wrobleski was not at his best early on, but settled in nicely to give the Dodgers seven innings of two-run ball.
Wrobleski allowed a home run in the second inning that tied the game, 1-1, and ran into some trouble in the third inning. Austin Martin reached on an error from Mookie Betts, and then Wrobleski allowed a double to Byron Buxton, but Andy Pages, Betts and Robinson completed a relay to throw out the runner at the plate.
But Josh Bell followed that with an RBI single to drive in Buxton, again tying the game, this time at 2-2.
From there, Wrobleski prevented the Twins from scoring again as the Dodgers’ offense went to work and started to run away with the game. The left-hander only recorded three strikeouts, but low swing-and-miss totals have become somewhat expected from him this season.
Brock Stewart also made his return to the mound after missing multiple weeks with a bone spur in his foot. Stewart allowed a leadoff homer in the ninth, but went on to finish off the game.
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