Tim Leary analysis: You can’t get beat by a homer like Astros ace Keuchel did in Dodgers’ Game 1 win
Tim Leary analysis: You can’t get beat by a homer like Astros ace Keuchel did in Dodgers’ Game 1 win
Mike DiGiovanna |
Tim Leary had a career year in 1988, going 17-11 with a 2.91 ERA to help the Dodgers win the World Series. The No. 2 starter behind Orel Hershiser in the regular season, Leary moved to the bullpen in the World Series, allowing one run and six hits in 6 2/3 innings of two games against the Oakland Athletics.
Now 55 and living in his hometown of Santa Monica, Leary is serving as a guest analyst for the World Series with an assist from Times staff writer Mike DiGiovanna.
DiGiovanna: Justin Turner didn’t exactly crush Dallas Keuchel’s 87-mph, up-and-in cut fastball for his tie-breaking homer in the sixth. The ball traveled only 371 feet to left field. According to Inside Edge, it was the first “up-and-in” pitch Turner hit for a homer this season. What do you think, good pitch or a mistake?
Leary: Keuchel had already “established inside” with a 1-and-0 cutter that Turner swung through and missed. After that, he should have just stayed away, away, away and preferably low, as a left-handed hitter [Cody Bellinger] was on deck.
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