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Dodger Blue > Dodgers News > Dodgers News: Dave Roberts Takes Blame For Giving Pedro Baez Wrong Message In Game 4 Loss To Rays
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Dodgers News: Dave Roberts Takes Blame For Giving Pedro Baez Wrong Message In Game 4 Loss To Rays

Matthew Moreno
October 25, 2020
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The Los Angeles Dodgers were one strike away from taking a commanding 3-1 lead over the Tampa Bay Rays in the World Series, but a stunning turn of events now has them facing a best-of-three scenario.

Heartbreak for the Dodgers aside, Game 4 of the World Series will go down as on of the all-time great postseason games. Both teams mounted multiple rallies throughout the night and included in that was a stretch of three consecutive innings that saw the Dodgers and Rays each score.

Part of that was Pedro Baez surrendering a pair of home runs in back-to-back innings. He inherited two baserunners from Blake Treinen in the sixth and gave up a three-run home run to Brandon Lowe that gave Tampa Bay a 5-4 lead.

“I just loved the matchup. I felt Petey could pick Blake up right there. He had him 1-2 and didn’t execute a pitch. Made a bad pitch and Lowe put a really good swing on it,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said.

It was evident Baez, like Treinen before him, was not sharp. He nonetheless was sent back out to the mound in the seventh inning after the Dodgers pulled back ahead. Baez struck out Mike Zunino but promptly allowed a game-tying solo homer to Kevin Kiermaier.

“I take blame for having him go back out. We were down and I told him he was finished,” Roberts revealed. “Asked to go back out, he said he felt good, but I shouldn’t have said that and kept him burning a little bit.

“He went out there and gave up the homer to Kiermaier, but in that run of hitters, I really felt good with Pedro.”

Baez inexplicably was left in the game after Kiermaier’s home run and he walked Yandy Díaz. Roberts’ trusted reliever still remained on the mound to face Randy Arozarena, who grounded into an inning-ending double play.

Dodgers focused on moving forward

For as frustrating of a loss as the team suffered, Roberts was confident in their ability to keep moving forward. Clayton Kershaw starts Game 5 in what suddenly is another legacy-shaping outing.

“This is certainly a tough one but I know our guys, know the coaches. We’re going to come in fresh,” Roberts said. “I think we’re very resilient, we’re playing good baseball. We got beat, but we’ll be ready to go.”

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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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