Alex Vesia faced a challenging return to Toronto, managing a bases-loaded situation. Last season, Vesia was absent from the Dodgers during the Fall Classic due to the loss of his newborn daughter, Sterling. Dodgers and Blue Jays relievers wore Vesia’s no. 51 on their caps in support.
Vesia’s Emotional Outing
Vesia recounted that the past few days had been hard for him emotionally. He remarked that he was able to feed off of the energy from the crowd to get out of the bases-loaded jam.
“The past two days have been hard,” Vesia said Tuesday night. “It’s nice, though, to have my wife in the stands. She was right behind the dugout tonight. I definitely was looking at her, especially after the outing.
“But honestly, during it, that was awesome. I really — the adrenaline, the crowd, I feed off that. It was definitely a great outing. One pitch at a time. That was a great, great win all in all.”
Andy Pages’ Training Regimen
Despite an ugly 0-4 performance with four strikeouts, Andy Pages continues to sport some of the best numbers in all of baseball. Pages routinely takes simulated at-bats using the Trajekt machine, using Paul Skenes’ pitch mix.
“I focused a lot on the pitches that Paul Skenes was throwing, just because his ball moves so much,” Pages said. “I start with him (on game days), but then I zone in on the starting pitcher for that evening.”
Dodger Stadium’s New Name
Dodger Stadium had been the name of the iconic home of the Dodgers for 64 seasons. Beginning March 25, the traditional name was no more, as the era of UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium is upon us.
So far the rebranding has produced some very mixed results.
Vesia got the Dodgers out of the inning, and the team eventually sealed a series win over Toronto.