Good pitching is apparently contagious.
Dan Haren, the No. 5 man in the rotation, pitched a
one-hitter through seven innings last night as the Dodgers downed Cleveland 1-0
to take a half-game lead in the National League West over idle San Francisco.
Haren (8-4) acknowledged that the peer pressure of pitching
with the likes of Kershaw, Greinke, Ryu and Beckett can bring out the best in a
pitcher who is five years removed from his all-star days in Arizona and
Oakland.
"I've been on good staffs, but it's tough to hold my
weight here. Every time out, the guys are dealing. I try to maintain the
momentum and haven't done it until today,” said Haren.
Cleveland’s Cory Kluber was equally effective for the
Indians until the seventh when Andre Ethier tripled off the glove of center
fielder Michael Bourn and was cashed in on a two-out single by Clint Robinson. Robinson’s
game winner was his first major league hit.
The Dodgers mustered only six hits off Kluber with Adrian
Gonzalez getting a pair.
Brian Wilson and Kenley Jansen pitched no-hit ball in the
eighth and ninth frames to preserve Haren’s masterpiece.
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