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Dodger Blue > Dodgers News > Dodgers News: Brandon Morrow Lobbied To Pitch In Game 5 Of World Series, Which He Deemed ‘Selfish’ Act
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Dodgers News: Brandon Morrow Lobbied To Pitch In Game 5 Of World Series, Which He Deemed ‘Selfish’ Act

Matthew Moreno
October 30, 2017
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After using Brandon Morrow for 1.1 innings in Game 4 of the World Series, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said he didn’t expect the right-hander to be available Sunday night. But after Clayton Kershaw was forced to an early exit, Morrow was the third reliever to enter.

The appearance was Morrow’s first time in his career pitching on three consecutive days. The converted reliever was also making a fifth appearance in the past six days, and his 12th in the Dodgers’ 13 postseason games.

“He called down and said that he felt good. He was throwing today, he felt good,” Roberts explained of inserting Morrow into the game. “And he called the middle of the game, and he said, hey, if we take the lead, I want the ball, my body feels good.

“So in the seventh inning, you can’t turn him down. He felt good, he wanted to be in the game, and it’s a credit to him to be used like he has been and want the baseball.”

Morrow’s appearance was an unmitigated disaster, and he later called the lobbying to pitch a selfish act, according to Bill Plunkett of the Southern California News Group:

"It was selfish on my part to push to tell them I'm ready and wanted to get in there. They had a plan and I made them deviate from it."

— Bill Plunkett (@billplunkettocr) October 30, 2017

Cody Bellinger’s RBI triple in the top of the seventh inning gave the Dodgers an 8-7 lead. It was erased on Morrow’s first pitch to George Springer, who jumped on a fastball for a leadoff home run in the bottom of the seventh.

Alex Bregman singled on the first pitch he saw, and Jose Altuve drove an 0-1 slider to center field for a go-ahead double. Carlos Correa’s two-run home run landed the knockout punch. Morrow was removed after failing to record an out, and throwing six pitches that led to four runs.

The Dodgers battled back from the deficit Morrow put them in, but the Astros took Game 5 on Bregman’s walk-off single against Kenley Jansen in the 10th inning.

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ByMatthew Moreno
Matthew Moreno is a journalist from Whittier, Calif., who is a credentialed reporter and is currently the Executive Editor of DodgerBlue.com and LakersNation.com. In addition to covering Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angels Lakers, Matthew has a strong passion for keeping up to date with the sneakerhead culture. It began with Michael Jordan and Air Jordan shoes, and has carried over to Kobe Bryant's signature line with Nike. Matthew previously was the lead editor and digital strategist at Dodgers Nation, and the co-editor and lead writer at Reign of Troy, where he covered USC Trojans Football. Matthew graduated from California State Long Beach University with a major in journalism and minor in communications. Contact: matt@mediumlargela.com
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