Kenta Maeda tossed two-hit, shutout ball for 6.2 innings
last night, striking out 12, as the Dodgers shut out the first-place Colorado
Rockies 3-0, won the three-game set and moved to 3.5 games out of first place.
With the shutout, the Dodgers won for the sixth time in
the last seven outings and served notice that Los Angeles will be part of the
equation in the National League West this year.
Clayton Kershaw tossed a bullpen session and is reportedly
getting close to returning to the rotation. If Kershaw comes back healthy and
finds his fastball, the Dodgers, suddenly clicking on all cylinders, will give
Colorado, Arizona and San Francisco some competition for the NL West flag.
All but written off a few weeks ago, the Dodgers have a
pulse and the heart monitor is skipping a beat or two. It lives!
Justin Turner had another two hits last night and the
sizzling hot Matt Kemp knocked in another run. Logan Forsythe had a big
ground-rule double for the Dodgers.
Arizona is now in a free fall; the Giants don’t figure to
have the legs to go the distance and the Rockies don’t have the bats they have
had in recent years.
The Dodgers, it appears, may be fortunate enough to be
playing in a division where excellence will not be a prerequisite to win the
division.
Last-place San Diego rolls into Chavez Ravine tomorrow
night for a three-game set as the Dodgers try to keep Big Mo in town.
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