Enrique Hernandez knows his Los Angeles Dodgers need to play better in the NLCS, and he also wants the team’s fans to do better as well.
Hernandez was 0-for-2 with a walk and a strikeout and was replaced as part of a double-switch in the Dodgers’ 4-0 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 3 of the NLCS on Monday. After the game, he defended teammate Yasmani Grandal over the boos the catcher received from the fans.
In the process Hernandez said Dodgers fans had no energy.
Enrique Hernandez: "We had no energy. The stadium had no energy. The fans had no energy. Overall, it was a pretty bad game for everybody who calls themselves Dodgers.”
— Andy McCullough (@McCulloughTimes) October 16, 2018
More from Hernandez: "It was a playoff game, and it didn’t feel like a playoff game. Not just because of the fans, but because of how we were playing the game . . . We sucked. That’s why we lost."
— Andy McCullough (@McCulloughTimes) October 16, 2018
The problem here is that the fans often respond to the play on the field. The Dodgers fell behind 1-0 in the top of the first inning and never scored a run. It’s hard to generate energy when that sort of thing happens.
Fans probably won’t like hearing Hernandez’s words, but maybe they’ll feel a need to defend themselves during Game 4 on Tuesday.
