Baseball: Maeda strikes out side in near immaculate inning against Rockies

Kenta Maeda let out a rare burst of emotion Tuesday after striking out the side with 10 pitches in the eighth inning of the Los Angeles Dodgers' 3-2 walk-off win against the Colorado Rockies.The Japanese right-hander took the mound with the game tied 2-2 and replaced Los Angeles starter Clayton Kershaw, who allowed a go-ahead homer to Charlie Blackmon in the fifth and issued five walks over seven innings.In the eighth, Maeda fanned Nolan Arenado on a slider, got Matt Holliday out on a foul-tipped fastball, and struck out Ian Desmond with a fastball low and outside.Maeda led Desmond with a 9…READ FULL ARTICLE