The Los Angeles Dodgers secured a close victory against the Kansas City Royals, with the game's final moments stressing the importance of defensive performance. While Freddie Freeman made a crucial defensive play, Teoscar Hernández's misfielding contributed to the Royals scoring two runs. Despite the defensive mishap, the Dodgers won 5-4, although pitcher May struggled with his performance. Analysts are beginning to question Hernández's reliability as an outfielder, raising concerns about his impact on team dynamics moving forward.
Yeah, I should have had that one. I thought I had it then, 'Oh, (shoot).' It kept going over my head. I should have made that play.
The run would have scored on a sacrifice fly, so the impact of Hernández's mistake wasn't felt immediately.
Hernández ranks as the second-worst outfielder in baseball this season with -8 outs above average.
The Dodgers still pulled out a 5-4 victory, but May turned in one of his worst outings of the year.
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