The Dodgers and Padres were in a key part of their Game 2 NLDS battle on Wednesday night, won 5-3 by San Diego, but it didn’t stop a goose from relaxing at Dodger Stadium.
With San Diego clinging to a two-run lead with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning with second baseman Gavin Lux at the plate, a goose flew onto the field and just set up camp in shallow right-center field. Lux singled to right while the goose was still on the field.
After Lux’s single, the goose remained on the field until the Padres called on closer Josh Hader to get the final out in the inning. During that time, the goose was escorted, er taken, off the field.
But it wasn’t easy. The grounds crew rushed out with a blue plastic trash bin, but the goose took off. It flew all the way to near the Dodgers’ on-deck circle, where Bellinger was standing.
He edged away from it as the goose landed. As the crew approached again, the goose flew to the infield near third base. A worker rushed over and put a towel over the goose and dropped it into the bin.
The Fox announcing team of play-by-player Adam Amin and analyst A.J. Pierzynski originally thought it was a duck, but on further review, they learned it was a goose and said so after the commercial break. The goose appeared to get a cheer out of Dodgers fans, as well.
Hader did hold the Dodgers scoreless to close out the eighth inning, and shut down Los Angeles in the ninth to pick up the save. So, in the end, the goose didn’t bring any late-inning magic to the Dodgers.
The best-of-five NLDS is now all even at a game apiece. Game 3 will be on Saturday night in San Diego.
— with AP
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