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Dodgers News: Justin Bruihl First Career Save Comes with Messy Celebration

Dodgers pitcher Justin Bruihl checks in the bottom of the 10th inning to execute save
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Dodgers News: Justin Bruihl First Career Save Comes with Messy Celebration
Dodgers News: Justin Bruihl First Career Save Comes with Messy Celebration

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The Dodgers continued to dominate the Giants as they have all season long with another series sweep and finish the season series 15-4. The Dodgers remained poised into the 10th inning with a two score lead before checking in pitcher Justin Bruihl to close out the game with a narrow 4-3 victory.

The Dodgers recorded their 101st win of the season as they continue to march into the playoffs, but it doesn't mean this milestone for Bruihl shouldn't come without its own celebration. The team decided to give him a very special "beer shower!" celebration.

A sticky shower that wasn't just beer (quotes via Jack Harris, The Los Angeles Times).

“There was beer, ketchup, milk, a bunch of other stuff dumped on me,” Bruihl said with a smile.“I took a nice hot shower after.”

The Dodgers win over the Giants puts them comfortably ahead in the MLB standings at five games above the Astros and eight games above the Mets, who the Dodgers struggled with at the end of August. 

Despite the team clinching the division, the team shows no signs of slowing down any time soon as they continue their dominance in the regular season. With their big cushion, it gives the team opportunities to experiment with guys like Bruihl and giving him an opportunity to find a spot in the roster.

Even if Bruihl doesn't land a permanent spot, the sticky memories made after a big closeout game against the Giants will ring through for the rest of his career. 

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Ryan Menzie
RYAN MENZIE

Ryan Menzie | Lead Contributor Ryan is an LA Native who has grown up praising the greatest athletes LA has had to offer. A love for sports ranging between basketball, football, volleyball and golf, a future Sports Management Masters graduate, and being engulfed into organized sports since seven years old, the passion and love for sports never ends for Ryan. If the words he writes don't paint the full picture of his true fandom, he will find more ways than one to tell the story and be more than willing to open up a nice LA sports debate with you. Favorite Player: Mookie Betts Favorite Moment: 2020 World Series. The Lakers won the NBA title and the Dodgers secured the World Series only a couple of months later. During such a rough time with COVID-19 and such a bleak look at how sports has tried to overcome the circumstances, it was a relief to see the night sky lit up for many nights and a makeshift parade in LA when it seemed like we needed it the most.

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