The Washington Nationals hitters cannot consider themselves among those lucky few who do not have to face the Dodgers pitching tandem this season.
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Kershaw struck out eight and walked none, throwing 101 pitches in his eight scoreless innings.
And, after a 3-game sweep at the hands of the Pittsburgh Pirates, which included HOPEFULLY the ugliest Dodgers moment of the season.
“Overnight he had some pretty significant swelling, so we’re trying to get that out of there”, Nationals manager Matt Williams said.
Clint Robinson, playing right field in place of Bryce Harper, hustled towards the ball and made a diving attempt. To go along with his home dominance, he has also dominated left handed hitters as they have a. 328 slugging to go with 61 strikeouts in 235 at-bats. The Los Angeles Dodgers got a glimpse of his power firsthand Monday night, as Desmond homered twice in Washington’s 8-3 victory at Dodger Stadium.
Carl Crawford’s RBI single with two outs in the third gave the Dodgers a 1-0 lead after Zimmermann was called for a balk.
The left-hander struck out six, walked one and stranded eight runners, helping the Nationals remain 1 1/2 games behind the NL East-leading New York Mets.
Nationals: RHP Stephen Strasburg (6-5, 4.76 ERA) starts the four-game series at San Francisco.
Kershaw started the game by adding to his already impressive resume in the second inning by striking out the side.
Final season, Dodgers beginning pitcher Clayton Kershaw swept the NL’s awards, however the reigning MVP and Cy Younger-winner struggled in Might and endured a minor hip damage earlier this summer time.
Ross was hit with the loss in his shortest start of the season after allowing five runs on six hits in 4.2 innings. Yasiel Puig accounted for all five runs, hitting a two-run bomb in the fourth inning, then clearing the bases with a triple in the fifth.
“I like consistency”, Kershaw said.
In the first series for both teams following the All-Star break, the Dodgers took two of three games at Washington. Escobar’s grounder squirted toward the middle, but shortstop Enrique Hernandez scooped up the ball, spun around and made a one-hop throw to first base. “I can’t finish my pitches and the release point is an issue”, Peralta said. It was only the second time in his last 17 starts that he allowed more than two runs.
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“He remains a figure on the team that I think they’re intrigued by his talent, and frustrated by his inconsistency… while he had a great game on Tuesday night, if I had to bet the family farm either way, I don’t think he’s going to be with the Dodgers next spring”. He has allowed three hits or fewer in four of his past five starts. INF Justin Turner, on the 15-day DL with a skin infection on his right thigh, returned to Los Angeles from Arizona, where he took live batting practice. Kershaw raised his record to 10-6 and his season strikeout total to a baseball-best 205.
