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The Dodgers turned to Don Drysdale in Game 7 against the Brewers, looking to advance to the final four of the MLB “Dream Bracket”. Per MLB.com, here’s a quick recap of the series.
Drysdale, who twirled eight scoreless innings in Game 3, duplicated that with another eight scoreless frames in the clincher, while Eric Gagne saved all four Dodgers wins. Duke Snider, Gil Hodges and Gary Sheffield powered the offense with a combined five home runs, 11 RBIs and 10 runs scored.
If you want to check out the box scores to all seven games, you can find them here. Here are the results from all seven games:
Game 1: Dodgers 5, Brewers 1
Game 2: Brewers 5, Dodgers 1
Game 3: Dodgers 3, Brewers 1
Game 4: Dodgers 2, Brewers 1
Game 5: Brewers 5, Dodgers 1
Game 6: Brewers 7, Dodgers 3
Game 7: Dodgers 3, Brewers 0
The Dodgers will now play in the semi-finals against the Cincinnati Reds, who are coming off a thrilling seven-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals.
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- In case you haven’t done so yet, make sure to vote in this poll for who’s the greatest left fielder in Dodgers history
Our series on the all-time lineup for all 30 teams, position by position, continues this week with left fielders. Please vote for the greatest Dodgers left fielder:
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For @TreyMancini, there were no other indications that anything was wrong besides feeling more tired than usual.
— The Players' Tribune (@PlayersTribune) April 28, 2020
But, the @Orioles pushed for a second blood test that revealed his cancer diagnosis.
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At this point, almost everyone involved with the process agrees: There will be baseball in 2020. The details are the tricky part.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) April 27, 2020
At ESPN, 20 Questions dives into the details — when, where, how — with a comprehensive look at what and who are driving it: https://t.co/qJfGNLerLW
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