Dodgers: OF Andre Ethier, who hasn’t played this season after fouling a pitch off his left shin during spring training, is scheduled to undergo cardiovascular, non-weight-bearing activity shortly and is expected to be activated sometime in June.
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The two-time All-Star outfielder hit a tiebreaking three-run shot in the eighth inning against Chris Hatcher to help send the Dodgers to their fifth straight loss, 5-1 to the San Diego Padres. It’s just a point where you’ve got to get guys out.
As for today’s Dodgers starter, Clayton Kershaw, his past success against the Padres is well-known.
Dodgers: Kershaw (2-1, 2.43 ERA) is 13-6 with a 2.16 ERA in 28 career starts against the Padres. “I’m not going to put too much weight into a week of not hitting”. “Fortunately, he fould a hole up the middle and it proved to be a pretty big run”.
Brewers 14, Marlins 5: Chris Carter went 3 for 5 with two homers to lead Milwaukee’s season-high 18-hit barrage.
ANGELS 9, RANGERS 6 Kole Calhoun got three hits and drove in two runs as Los Angeles avoided a series sweep, beating Texas and ending the Rangers’ four-game winning streak. “Our goal is to win the division, and we still have an opportunity to do that”. The three-time All-Star spent five-plus seasons with the Rays, going 55-44 in 144 starts. He had a no-hitter in his first start of the season before losing it in the seventh inning.
Padres outfielder Matt Kemp is the hot player coming into this game.
Drew Pomeranz (2-2, 2.86) has looked fairly solid to begin his San Diego tenure, but lasted 4 1/3 innings while giving up four runs, seven hits and three walks in a 5-4 loss at San Francisco on Monday. His career mark against the Dodgers dropped to 0-4 with a 4.39 ERA in seven career games.
Which meant that when the game was over and the Dodgers were back to their winning ways, there was only one way to celebrate.
King Kenta(not the Kendrick Lamar song) Maeda saw his scoreless inning streak also come to an end last week, as he allowed his first four runs of his young Major League career. That ties him with Don Drysdale for fifth most in the stadium’s history.
Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Ross Stripling throws to the plate during the second inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres, Saturday, April 30, 2016, in Los Angeles.
They’ve shown signs of life recently however, with Wil Myers recording hits in 14 of his last 15 games, and receiving quality starts from all three of the weekend’s starters in Pomeranz, Colin Rea and Cesar Vargas (who technically fell short of a QS, but threw 5.1 shutout innings Friday night).
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“It’s always great to get off to a good start like that”, he said.
