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“EVE OF DESTRUCTION”

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The Padres are on the edge.  The Dodgers know they are on the edge.

San Diego on the edge of going to the NLCS.

Los Angeles on the edge of falling off the cliff..losing another series.

How did you like that tension in that game?

Mookie Betts snapping out of a (2-31) playoff slump with a 1st inning bomb.

Jurickson Profar not able to go up over the wall to snare this one.

The explosive 6-run second inning by the Friars, the only scoring they needed in the (6-5) win.

The choking dog Dodgers defense, twice failing to turn double plays in the 2nd that would have gotten Walker Buehler off the mound.  End result a ton of pitches and a 6-run San Diego rally.

Thank you another El Nino-Tatis 2R-HR and a David Peralta 2R-double.

Then the scene in the dugout where an angry Buehler threw a tantrum, heaving equipment around, steamed about  the crap defense behind him, that  left him out there to dry.

A side note, maybe Buehler should get angry more often, because he was vintage Buehler after that, including telling Manager Dave Roberts to ‘get the F-off the mound, I am not coming out, and finishing strong.

But it was not easy for Michael King.  You could see frustration growing as he could not keep men off the bases, and gave up a Grand Slam shot to Teo Hernandez.  The Dodgers cut it to a (6-5) lead, but that was it.

The two starters had lots to deal with..’Stress Level-10’.

The Friar bullpen ripped off 4-shutout innings and struck out six to cap it.

Big story, both manager’s trying to diffuse the anger from Sunday night.

Bigger story, Dodgers fans showed the nation Dem Bums has new meaning

Shohei Ohtani, if he does not hit Home Runs, strikes out.  At a time they desperately need him, he may be trying to do too much.

Here comes Wednesday and it might be 11-10 because Martin Perez will start against a Dodgers bullpen day (in the playoffs).

Sure feels like it’s the ‘Eve of Destruction’ here.

So we are a step from doing what Peter Seidler wanted..’Slay the Dragon’.

The Dodgers (290M) payroll is battered physically and emotionally.

Dave Roberts could be terminated when all this is over.

And to the angry Dodgers’s fans…’Tough Crap’.

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