Indians’ Offense Gives Them 12-5 Victory Over Dodgers; Three Takeaways

2. Response Runs

Yep, another offensive takeaway. But when the bats are swinging like they were this afternoon, you really can’t say enough about it.

In the fourth and fifth innings, the Dodgers began to breathe new life into the game. Cody Bellinger rocked a solo homer in the fourth to get Los Angeles on the board.

What followed in the fifth inning was three runs scored on three hits from the Dodgers, as Yasiel Puig drove in Joc Pederson with an RBI double, and Chris Taylor hit a two-run homer into the bullpen to close the gap to just one run.

In the bottom of the fifth, after Encarnacion walked and Carlos Santana got on base with a single, Los Angeles decided to change pitchers; so manager Terry Francona decided to pinch-hit Lonnie Chisenhall in place of Austin Jackson.

Chisenhall crushed a ball over the center field wall on a wild pitch to clear the bases, and gave the Indians an 8-4 lead.

Again, as run support has been an issue in the recent weeks, these response runs showed what the Indians are capable of, and hopefully will give them some offensive momentum to go on a winning streak.

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