After dropping two of three to Cleveland at home, the
Dodgers righted the ship with a visit to Colorado, winning the first two games
of a four-game set Thursday and Friday as Zack Greinke and Clayton Kershaw
turned in back-to-back strong showings on the mound.
Greinke held the Rockies to two runs on Thursday and Juan
Uribe won the game with a sharp single to right to give the Dodgers a 3-2 lead
and eventually the win.
Yesterday, on the Fourth of July, Kershaw continued his
brilliance, holding Colorado to two hits through eight innings and extending
his scoreless inning streak to 36.
Kershaw had a monster month of June and picked up in July
with another shutout. No one has to apologize for making the Koufax comparisons
anymore – Kershaw has turned into one of the most dominant pitchers of his
generation.
Not needing much run support on the Fourth, Kershaw got the
full fireworks show. Yasiel Puig hit a two-run homer and Andre Ethier tripled
to the gap in left center and the Dodgers had a 3-0 lead before the Rockies’
faithful could get settled in at Coors Field.
The Dodgers turned it into a laugher in the fifth when Scott
Van Slyke hit a towering three-run shot to left and A.J. Ellis and Kershaw
produced run-scoring singles to chase the recently acquired Jair Jurrjens.
The Dodgers put up 19 hits against Colorado with Dee Gordon,
Ethier and Ellis getting three hits apiece. Gordon had three infield hits and
flashed his blazing speed on the base paths.
While the Dodgers were pummeling the Rockies, San Diego was
posting a 2-0 win over the collapsing Giants to extend the Dodgers’ lead in the
NL West to 1.5 games.
Dan Haren (8-4, 3.57) is on the hill today for the Dodgers.
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