He had gone 11-2 with 1.79 ERA and 145 strikeouts in 16 starts before the injury. “We finally have a group of guys here who are playing really well”.
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Los Angeles ace Clayton Kershaw won’t be starting Saturday in Cincinnati when the Dodgers continue their four-game series against the Reds, but he’ll still be the center of attention.
Finnegan tossed a complete game 1-hitter against the Dodgers in Chavez Ravine back on May 23rd – on the mound opposite Clayton Kershaw, at that – and on Saturday, he did the deed almost as well against Los Angeles yet again. This was his second start since having back surgery in March. I’m not going to tell you what I’d have done if he still had a no-hitter.
Anderson had a season debut to forget last Sunday as the 28-year-old allowed five runs on five hits in one inning against Pittsburgh before leaving with a sprained left wrist. That was the only hit allowed by Finnegan, who walked two and struck out eight over seven innings.Saturday’s game was delayed 1 hour, 19 minutes by heavy rain just prior to the start of the bottom of the seventh.When play resumed, Cincinnati’s bats remained hot.Schebler’s three-run homer in the eighth off J.P. Howell was his fourth of the season and made it 11-0. “I wanted to battle through and give us a chance, but it didn’t work out that way”.
On Saturday, Anderson was behind 4-0 four batters into the game, with three singles providing the first run and a home run by Adam Duvall driving in the other three.
“Tonight wasn’t ideal conditions”, Anderson said. He was equally dominant Saturday.Finnegan (8-9) did not allow a hit until Adrian Gonzalez singled leading off the seventh.
The San Francisco Giants just put Matt Cain back on the DL, and that came on the heels of them sending top pitching prospect Phil Bickford to the Milwaukee Brewers in a deadline deal that brought reliever Will Smith to the Bay to help bolster their bullpen.
The return of the three-time Cy Young award victor would provide a much-needed boost for the Dodgers, who fell behind first-place San Francisco by a half game in the National League West after Bud Norris failed to get through the fourth inning of Friday’s 9-2 loss.
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Dodgers (67-55): Los Angeles will use a spot starter on Sunday, likely Julio Urias who hasn’t thrown since last Sunday against the Pirates and hasn’t started since August 8, against the Phillies.
