Dodger ace Clayton Kershaw returned to the mound last night
after six weeks on the DL and pitched seven innings of shutout ball in an 8-3
win over the Nationals.
Coupled with San Francisco’s 2-1 loss at Pittsburgh, the
Dodgers moved to 2.5 games behind the Giants in the NL West and a game back of
the Colorado Rockies, 12-1 winners over Texas.
Kershaw scattered nine hits over the seven innings and
struck out nine in the win. The Los Angeles southpaw improved his record to 2-0
on the season with a miniscule 0.66 ERA.
Hanley Ramirez went yard to center field and Drew Butera
socked a three-run dinger to pace the Dodgers. Chris Perez pitched in the
eighth inning and was tagged for three runs on three hits. Carl Crawford and
Ramirez led the Dodgers with three hits apiece and Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier
continued to heat up with a pair of hits each.
Dee Gordon continued to lead the Dodgers in hitting at .344
with a pair of hits, including a triple.
Yasiel Puig sat out, still recovering from his collision
with the right field fence in Miami earlier in the week.
The Dodgers send Dan Haren (4-0, .239 ERA) to the mound
today against Steven Strasburg (2-2, .360 ERA) in search of a series win.
The Dodgers return to Chavez Ravine tomorrow to kick off a
key four-game series with the Giants, who have won both series against the
Dodgers this season.
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