A verb used as a noun is called a gerund. A verb used as an adjective is called a participle. Both gerunds and participles are called verbals. Hover over any word in the sentence below to see its part of speech.
Adrian Gonzalez bashed a pair of home runs as the Dodgers rolled the Phillies, 7-2. The victory improved the Dodgersâ lead over the still-reeling Giants to 1 1/2 games in the National League West. The Dodgers (67-52) can finish off a sweep of the Phillies on Thursday evening.
Follow on Twitter. on October 08, 2016 at 5:44 PM, updated October 09, 2016 at 8:26 PM. The Washington Nationals and Los Angeles Dodgers will try to get Game 2 of their National League Division Series in on Sunday after they were rained out today. Los Angeles leads the best-of-5 series one game to none. Rich Hill will start for the Dodgers against Washington's Tanner Roark.