day matina under the scorching Sun at Dodgers Stadium the rubber game between the Dodgers and the Cleveland Guardians two of the very best teams in all of Major League Baseball playing under triple digit temperatures 25th start of the Season seventh as a Dodger for Jack flarity ER on the year 3.01 as a Dodger 3.18 cing off a win against the Diamondbacks last week in Arizona leading things off for the Guardians it's will Brennan today Steven Quan with a day off his first pitch to will Brennan is in the air to left field Andy poz battling the sun using his glove and making the catch one pitch one out for Jack flarity to one Flying high in the air right center field km in bets there on the track and KK takes out number two now a six-time Allstar in Jose Ramirez this one it's popped up and in play behind second base Edmund going out back pedaling settling under it makes the catch for out number three a one two three top of the first inning for Jack Flair here's the right-hander Tanner BBY 28th start of the Season moved up a day in the wake of the Alex Cobb scratching yesterday sh Otani with a home run here on Friday night hit w nine miles foul to start the game last night and he's having some kind of season swung on and there's a highfly ball left field settling under it is Will Brennan and he makes the catch that was medium left yeah but the fans here every time he puts one in play a Fly ball they think it's going and it's fun swung on ground ball first base diving stop nailor to his feet runs to the bag and he's there ahead of Betts in time for the out nice play by Josh Naylor swung on line to First caught by Naylor in foul territory for the third out in the inning no score top half of the second inning Josh Naylor leads things off 31 a little bouncer to Freddy Freeman it backs him up long overhand toss to flare covering and that's the out 3-1 to put out one away for the Guardians Lane Thomas the batter and Thomas pops it up to shallow left Center sinking fast and it gets down it's a base hit bobbled out there in the Outfield Thomas refires heads to Second and he's in safely costly air on what should have been routine and now you've got a runner in scoring position now the curveball tapped right back to flare he'll play The Hop throws it on to first base runner holds it second even though flare never did look at the runner popped him up Will Smith tosses The Mask Jack flarity strands Thomas on the bases two scoreless gone off the pl and ball four lead off walk for Muny Muny leads at first and right-handed batting Smith hitting 242 at the plate swing and a miss strike three got him with the slider that time Smith down on strikes Muny remains at first base swung on and that's lined to center right there Tyler Freeman makes the catch two down in the inning Gavin Lux will bat swung on bouncing ball to the third baseman schneeman he'll throw to first in time for the out and the side is retired Kevin Kier me steps in left-handed patter high ball Centerfield hit well back goes Freeman onto the track he runs it down km gave it a ride for that's out number two now here comes shohi with two down base is empty no score T fights it to center field for a two out single this is where Jo is so good because they're playing him with the warning track because the power the capability everything that show hey just his swings show you then he misses one and what would normally probably be a fly out ends up dropping an easily because the respect that he gets from the defense to play him deep keep an eye on Otani he has 46 stolen bases he's only been caught four times throw to first he Dives back in they got him fibby picks off Otani at first base side retired the counts two and two on Josh with Jose Ramirez at first base that's poked into the glove of Muny get up Max and he throws across to double up Ramirez oh baby what a play who says Max musy doesn't have hofs I mean talk about get up there's strike three first k for flarity for shut out behind behind him all right Mookie Betts will step in he homered last night part of that 7-2 Los Angeles win and he is on some kind of tear right now after missing time due to a broken hand he has come back with a vengeance bets on a line center field Freeman on the track at the wall can't make the catch crashes Off the Wall the bow bounces off of it mooki rounding for third he has it standing up fourth triple of the season for mooki bats it went high off the center field wall and the Dodgers with a runner at third and nobody out he lets it go low Ball Four Max has walked twice now first and third and one out Will Smith the batter landra base hit mooki comes home Muny goes to third Will Smith gives the Dodgers the first lead of the day pitch middle away probably supposed to be elevated a little bit higher but a shortened swing from Will Smith he knows his job just put this thing in the Outfield get the Dodgers on the board hits two walks a run in base is loaded one out Gavin Lux coming up swing and a miss struck him out with a really good change up came right back with a real good change up he knew he had him out in front the last pitch but he made a beautiful pitch there gets the strike out his second strike on but boy did that come at the right time Paz pushes it in the air to right field so the Dodgers get one run to take a lead but that's going to feel like a win for Tanner byby so one for two t with a single in the third inning after flying out to left back in the first third time facing BBY and shohi swings and hammers one way down the right field line that Ball's gone home run shoh o number 46 oh what a monster blast over the visiting Bullpen incredible as the show rolls on here at Dodgers Stadium oh did he absolutely Mash that 450 ft two nothing now a two nothing lead for Jack flare nine hitter Brian rokio the short stop facing flare there's a Fly ball left Center slight left Center back after it is Kier he makes the catch and there's one down weighing in a Miss strike three blew him away with a fast ball two down four strikeouts for flarity meanwhile for Jack flarity maybe getting overlooked a little bit in this ball game I mean he's given up just three hits another three hits two of them were bloopers hit in the air to left pz rang is over no problems for Jack flarity in the sixth either six shut out sixth strike out and he retires the side in order for the third consecutive inning jack flarity on a roll here this afternoon it is stretch time middle of the seventh the score the Dodgers two and the Guardians nothing a phenomenal performance by Jack flarity and the fans here at Dodger Stadium are going to give him an ovation worthy I'd say the best in the Dodger uniform since coming over by far a great hitting Guardians team and he kept them quiet Michael copc takes over for Jack flarity who's on the hook for Tyler Freeman the runner on first base struck him out with 10 101 so copc bringing the heat on this Sunday afternoon Max Muny has walked twice and popped up to Second and Max hits a high fly ball left Center and deep this ball heading back to the wall gone Maxwell swinging the silver hammer on a hot Sunday afternoon it's home run number 12 for him a solo shot and the Dodgers now lead it three to nothing Will Smith the batter Smith is two for three now Smith turns on a ball to left field long run for Brennan and he's not going to get it a three hit Sunday for will Smith after his one out double in the eigh Chris Taylor he struck out with two on and one out in the sixth now comes up with man at second base and two down Taylor in the air right field sinking fast that'll drop for a hit Here Comes will he'll score without a play a crooked number on the eight and now a four zip lead with that double play ground out by Ramirez this incredible the Guardians are now 0 for 19 in the series with runners in scoring position first and third with two men out and Lane Thomas will come to the pl he had a base hit in the second inning strike three swinging the Dodgers take the last two games of the series to win the series against the Guardians this one in shut out fashion terrific start from Jack flarity coming into this one getting into the eighth inning 6ks no walks especially in a rubber match game against a tough a team the last time the Dodgers will face an American League team until