"ANDERSON AND GONSOLIN FOR CY YOUNG IDC MAKE 2 NL CY YOUNGS" - Los Angeles Dodgers beat Angels in consecutive games, fans love team's dominance

The Los Angeles Dodgers commandingly swept the first Freeway Series of 2022 against the Los Angeles Angels after a 4-1 triumph during tonight's game.

Dodgers starter Tyler Anderson had the game of his career going 8.1 innings pitched without giving up a hit before American League MVP Shohei Ohtani broke it up with a triple.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts—notorious for pulling out his starters who are on no-hitter streaks—let the 32-year-old journeyman continue with the possible no-hitter before replacing him with closer Craig Kimbrel after Ohtani's hit in the top of the ninth.

Shohei Ohtani's hit saved the Angels' from further embarrassment at the hands of their crosstown rivals. In the subsequent at-bat, Matt Duffy hit a single that drove in the MVP to break the Angels' 26-inning scoreless streak.

The Dodgers faithful are rejoicing as they have blown their rivals out of the water. Tyler Anderson notched his eighth win of the year and has moved alongside his teammate Tommy Gonsolin—who started the previous night—as the only major league pitchers with, at least, eight wins and no defeats.

Los Angeles Dodgers fans rave about sweeping the Freeway Series

One fan was absolutely gushing over the performances of both Tommy Gonsolin and Tyler Anderson in the series and in the season in general.

A fan posted a crossover with wrestling star Kenny Omega, who was known to bring brooms and sweeps as his gimmick during his time in Japan, alluding to the sweep.

A particular fan pointed out that Anderson and Gonsolin are carrying the load for the squad and should be voted into the All-Star team.

One fan hilariously tweeted that Anderson was now his father and greeted him an early Happy Father's Day.

A media personality who was rooting for the Dodgers wanted Anderson to be an All-Star.

One fan doesn't want to count Ohtani's hit in his mind to preserve the no-hitter.

One fan wished that Tyler Anderson would maintain his consistency and that the Los Angeles Dodgers offense would wake up.

Both Anderson and Gonsolin have carried the load in the absence of Clayton Kershaw and now, Walker Buehler. It was definitely a defining series for the Dodgers after being swept by the San Francisco Giants in the series prior.

The Dodgers now have a 39-23 record and maintain the top spot in the National League West with a .629 win percentage with the San Diego Padres—who obliterated the Chicago Cubs—breathing down their necks with a .625 win percentage.

They host the Cleveland Guardians on Friday night for a three-game interleague series.

About the author

Daniel Santiago is a journalist who has been reporting on baseball at Sportskeeda since 2022. He was drawn towards the sport after the underlying statistics and the analysis surrounding it grabbed his attention.

Daniel particularly enjoys furnishing reports about historic events in baseball and analyzing the game through a statistic-based outlook, based on Fangraphs and Baseball-Reference. This is in line with how he enjoyed watching baseball as a pastime. As a writer, he is very particular about cross-checking from reputable sources and doing his due diligence.

He became a lifelong Hideki Matsui fan after his exploits in the 2009 World Series for the New York Yankees. Among the current generation, Daniel's favorites include Shohei Ohtani and Jung Hoo Lee. Daniel is a huge follower of Asian baseball and both Ohtani and Lee have been in the top echelon of their respective leagues during their time with the NPB and KBO.

His favorite moment as a baseball fan was the final at-bat of the 2023 World Baseball Classic between Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout. He believes there aren't many words to fittingly describe the intensity of the moment.

As an avid sports fan, Daniel watches other sports and Esports when not writing about baseball.

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