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Dodger Blue > Featured > Recap: Dodgers Pull Away Late Against Royals To Extend Winning Streak To 11 Games
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Recap: Dodgers Pull Away Late Against Royals To Extend Winning Streak To 11 Games

Matthew Moreno
August 12, 2022
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The Los Angeles Dodgers couldn’t break a scoreless tie until late but put together a big seventh inning to defeat the Kansas City Royals, 8-3, extending their season-best winning streak to 11 games.

Playing at Kauffman Stadium for the first time since 2014, the Dodgers quickly discovered how expansive the outfield is.

After Freddie Freeman’s two-out walk in the first inning, Will Smith flied out to the warning track in left-center field. Smith again hit a deep fly ball in the fourth, only for that to be caught as well.

Smith’s fly balls traveled a combined estimated 796 feet and both would have been a home run at Dodger Stadium.

The Dodgers went on to load the bases with nobody out in the fifth inning, only for Daniel Lynch to retire Trea Turner, Freddie Freeman and Smith to escape the jam. Turner fouled out despite getting ahead in the count 3-0, and Smith went down on yet another deep flyout.

Turner made up for his empty at-bat when again batting with the bases loaded and nobody out in the seventh inning. He extended a hitting streak to seven games by getting a two-run single into left field, and Freeman followed with an RBI double.

Turner then scored on a wild pitch and Justin Turner capped off the five-run inning with a sacrifice fly. While that extended the Dodgers’ lead to 5-0, Turner went 0-for-4 and had his on-base streak snapped at 20 games.

Trayce Thompson broke the game open with a three-run homer in the eighth inning.

Gonsolin turns in latest strong Dodgers pitching performance

While the Dodgers were squandering early opportunities, Tony Gonsolin had a perfect game until walking Kyle Isbel with one out in the sixth inning.

Gonsolin then kept his no-hitter intact until Vinnie Pasquantino’s one-out single in the seventh. Gonsolin issued a two-out walk and was removed from the game despite trying to convince Dodgers manager Dave Roberts into leaving him in.

David Price was aided by Turner making a backhanded play to strand both runners. Turner was starting at third base for the first time since coming off the 10-day injured list.

Gonsolin’s outing was the eighth start this season a Dodgers pitcher did not allow a hit through five innings. He’s accomplished the feat twice, along with two each from Tyler Anderson, Clayton Kershaw and Mitch White.

The Dodgers are the only team in the last 40 years to have four different starting pitchers produce multiple no-hit bids of at least five innings in a single season.

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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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