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Pederson pulled after not running out ground ball (0:18)
In the top of the 8th inning, Joc Pederson hits an RBI groundout to the first baseman, but is pulled from the game for not hustling down the first-base line. (0:18)
Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Joc Pederson was substituted in the eighth inning of Monday’s 9-1 loss to the Colorado Rockies because he didn’t run out a ground ball, manager Dave Roberts said.
Pederson grounded out in the eighth to first baseman Daniel Murphy, scoring catcher Will Smith. But Pederson, who went 0-for-4 in the game, didn’t reach first base and stopped running.
Tyler White replaced him at first in the bottom of the inning.
“There’s a certain way to play the game and I didn’t see the effort there,” Roberts told reporters.
Added Pederson: “Yeah, it was unprofessional. I let the emotions get the best of me. … I’m better than that.”
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