After yesterday’s 17-1 drubbing of the Pirates, I figured it would only be appropriate for the Dodgers to be shutout in their next game, because baseball is undefeated. Thankfully, nobody on the Dodgers seemed to care much as they hit six homers in another comfortable win over the Pirates, and have suddenly won three straight.
——
Before we get to that, let’s start with Clayton Kershaw continuing to work his way back from a back injury. He allowed just two runs in six innings of work, getting up to 74 pitches. While he allowed just four hits and walked nobody, he also just struck out two, and it’s clear that he’s not quite there yet.