Alas, my Phillies did not even make it into the playoffs this year. But the Los Angeles Dodgers had a great regular season, and it seemed to me a matter of time before they would reign as MLB champions.
So it took the Dodgers 6 games to finish off the Devil Rays. The Dodgers beat American League's Tampa Bay Devil Rays by a score of 3-1. The Dodgers, who took the series 4 games to 2, won for the 7th time in 32 years.
Note that the 2020 World Series was held at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, the home of the Texas Rangers. It was unusual because the entire World Series was played at a neutral site due to COVID restrictions. Such were the times.
It was a close game until the sixth inning, when the Dodgers tied the game on a wild pitch, and Corey Seager drove in the go-ahead run on a fielder's choice. Seager, with a batting average of .400, 2 home runs and 5 RBIs, was selected as the Most Valuable Player (MVP). The Rays' Yoshitomo Tsutsugo did not have a chance to play in this one, unfortunately for fans in Japan.
I wanted to add a few more interesting facts about this game. First of all, Blake Snell, the Rays pitcher, was pulled after 5 1/3 innings after giving up only one run! The Rays' pitching management philosophy is to not allow any of their pitchers to go through the lineup more than two times. So, when the third time came around in the 5th inning, manager Kevin Cash yanked Snell. Nick Anderson came in, and he promptly gave up 2 runs and the lead.
The second thing that I thought was interesting was that during the game, a COVID test result for the Dodgers' Justin Turner came back and was positive. When the Dodgers' manager was informed, he pulled Turner from the game. Turner was to go into quarantine at that point. But, after the Dodgers won the game, Turner celebrated with the Dodgers without wearing a mask. He apparently forced his way onto the field past the security people. Unbelievable. I wonder how many Dodgers will test positive for COVID this week.
Lastly, there were a lot of strikeouts. The Rays and Dodgers combined to strike out 27 batters in Game 6, the most ever in a nine-inning World Series Game. The previous record was 25 strikeouts done several times, most recently in Game 3 of the 2000 World Series.
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Jones reached base on a fielder's choice at second base.ジョーンズは、二塁への送球をした野手の選択のおかげで、一塁ベースに到達した。
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A wild pitch in the 3rd inning allowed both runners to move up a base.３回の暴投で両選手がベースを進んだ。
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He pitched very well, but the manager decided to take him out after the 6th inning.彼は非常にうまくピッチングしたが、監督は6回後に彼を降ろすことにした。
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His batting average is around .290, but his strikeout rate is terrible.彼の打率は約.290ですが、三振率はひどいです。
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Babe Ruth hit 60 home runs in 1927, which was a record that lasted for many years.ベーブ・ルースは1927年に60本のホームランを放ちました。それは何年も続いた記録でした。
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After 5 innings the manager pulled our best pitcher, and that turned out to be a big mistake.５イニング後、監督がベストな投手を降ろしたが、それは大きな間違いだった。
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The reliever gave up 2 runs so he was quickly yanked by the manager.リリーフ投手は2点を許したので、マネージャーにすぐに降ろされました。
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Reggie Jackson holds the record for the most career strikeouts by a batter with 2,597.レジー・ジャクソンは、2,597人の打者による最も多くの奪三振の記録をキャリア保持しています。
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The Rays' pitching management philosophy is to not allow any of their pitchers to go through the lineup more than two times.レイズのピッチング管理哲学は、どのピッチャーも2回以上ラインナップを回れないようにすることです。
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When you arrive in Hawaii, they will test you for coronavirus. If you test positive, you will have to go into quarantine.ハワイに到着すると、コロナウイルスの検査が行われます。テストが陽性の場合は、隔離される必要があります。