Roberto Hernandez had a rocky second start as a Dodger and
Eric Stults handcuffed Los Angeles on one run and four hits last night as San
Diego posted a 4-1 win at Chavez Ravine.
The Padres put three runs on the board in the second inning
when Jedd Gyorko picked up an infield single, Jake Goebbert walked, Rymer
Liriano walked, Alexi Amarista singled to center and Stults helped his own cause
with a line single to left that scored Goebbert and Liriano when Scott Van
Slyke couldn’t come up with the ball cleanly in left.
Hernandez gave up four runs on eight hits through five
innings and struggled with his control throughout the game, walking two and
throwing only 51 strikes in 91 pitches.
Offensively, the Dodgers left seven runners on base and went
0-5 with runners in scoring position.
Van Slyke was the only Dodgers’ batter with multiple hits,
getting a pair of singles.
The Dodgers will try to get back on track tonight when
Clayton Kershaw (14-3, 1.78) takes the
hill. Kershaw is starting in place of Zack Greinke, who was moved back to
Saturday due to tenderness in his elbow.
The Los Angeles loss, coupled with a Giants win, saw the
Dodgers’ lead in the NL West shrink to three games. The Dodgers lost a half a
game in the standings when the Giants won a protest over a rain-delayed game
that will now be completed before today’s scheduled game against the Cubs.
No comments:
Post a Comment