Padres Even Division Series With Dodgers in Game 2

“They’ve been waiting for this for awhile, and they’ve supported us all year,” Melvin said. “It seems like every game we get between 35,000 and 40,000 people there. The drama that took place during the season, I think we had 10, 12 walkoffs, or something like that, and they were a big part of it.”

As for the goose, it remained in shallow right field for a batter with the Padres reliever Nick Martinez on the mound before the grounds crew made its move to capture the bird during the pitching change as Hader warmed. The first attempt failed when the goose took flight toward the Dodgers dugout. It veered left, causing Bellinger, in the on-deck circle, to duck. Finally, the goose was captured and removed from the field for its safety.

“That was pretty gnarly out there, huh?” Machado said. “He didn’t want to go anywhere. I think he was hurt when he landed, so I kind of didn’t like seeing that. I guess it was good luck for us.”

Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/13/sports/baseball/padres-dodgers-nlds-game-2.html