CHICAGO (AP) – While the Chicago White Sox are looking to the future as their top prospect made his debut with the club, the Los Angeles Dodgers are just fine in the present.
The MLB-best Dodgers slugged their way to a 9-1 victory Wednesday night in a rain-shortened game, winning their 11th straight and spoiling the White Sox debut of Yoan Moncada.
Kike Hernandez homered in his first two at-bats, breaking out of a 1-for-23 slump and helping the Dodgers to their 31st victory in 35 games. The game was called in the top of the eighth inning after a 37-minute delay.
“The confidence that we have in our group that we’re going to win a game on a particular night is real,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “The talent in the room is real, the confidence that we have in each other is real. Now, it’s just going out there and doing it.
“You can talk about expecting to win, but you’ve got to do it to really believe in it, and we’re doing it.”