Madison Bumgarner and Clayton Kershaw didn’t factor into the final decision on Saturday, a rarity when those two meet.
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Bumgarner is no slouch, as he owns a 2.45 career ERA in 139 innings against the Dodgers in his career.
Charlie Culberson #6 of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits an RBI double against the San Francisco Giants during the tenth inning at AT&T Park on April 9, 2016 in San Francisco, California. He got three hits and drove in four runs while playing for the first time at Coors Field.
The 26-year-old Stripling had Tommy John surgery in April 2014, perhaps the reason why he was pulled in the middle of a no-hitter.
Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, left, and San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy (15) talk as the umpire crew and officials meet during a rain delay before a baseball game between the Giants and the Dodgers in San Fran… The Dodgers’ flamethrower has surrendered 11 home runs over his past 27 starts, and two of those are to the Giants’ staff ace. Crawford became the 11th Dodger to go on the DL this season.
KiwiSaver: Contributions after tax or gross? . Rookie Tyler White added a homer and a sacrifice fly.
Los Angeles tied the game an inning later though. “It’s good that I had a good outing, especially the first one”.
Jose Altuve hit a bouncer to second baseman Scooter Gennett, who threw to shortstop Jonathan Villar for the forceout. Tomlinson has smooth hands, but like a wide receiver who sees an open field ahead and forgets to complete the catch, he started thinking about making the turn to second base before he secured the baseball. But Panik was victimized by the rule change in the second inning Thursday against the Dodgers when a replay challenge showed he did not have contact with the bag on an apparent double play.
Houston lost its third in a row.
The Pirates went 2-for-10 with runners in scoring position with a chance to improve to 5-0 for the first time since 1983. The Giants ace allowed one run and six hits in six innings with one walk. The home run was the first of Brown’s career and came after he had struck out in his first two at-bats. The second homer, a go-ahead shot by Ehire Adrianza, may have been more surprising.
“It’s this kid’s first start and it’s nice to leave him”. He said he would head home whenever she went into labor.
NY got big hits from Neil Walker and Michael Conforto.
Alex Gordon singled and scored on Perez’s triple.
Josh Donaldson hit a grand slam, but the Blue Jays couldn’t hold a 7-2 lead and blew a save for the third straight game.
In 454 career plate appearances against pitchers, Kershaw has allowed only two home runs.
Baltimore hit four solo home runs off Chris Archer and defeated Tampa Bay 6-1 for its first 4-0 start since 2011.
Bumgarner is the only pitcher to hit a home run off Kershaw in the major leagues, and he’s done it twice.
Rangers, Twins each lose a player • Texas catcher Robinson Chirinos suffered a broken right forearm in the fifth inning, in the Rangers’ 4-1 victory over Anaheim, and he seems headed to the disabled list.
The Giants would eventually win in the 10th inning on a walk-off home run by Brandon Crawford , though if those in attendance were too exhausted to feel emotion any longer, that would be understandable.
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