Miscommunication led to a soaring pitch count for Tony Gonsolin and put the Los Angeles Dodgers in a deficit they never recovered from in a 1-0 loss, their second consecutive defeat at the hands of the San Francisco Giants.
Gonsolin faced a bases-loaded jam and threw 39 pitches in the first inning but managed to keep the Giants to just one run. Trouble began immediately as Gavin Lux’s effort to track down a fly ball in right field led to he and Joc Pederson not communicating.
Lux peeled off at the last second but Pederson moved to avoid colliding with his teammate, and the ball fell for a leadoff single.