The Dodgers beat the Diamondbacks, 5-2, on Monday night to clinch a first-round bye in the National League playoffs. Clayton Kershaw allowed just one run in six innings, while the Dodgers scored five runs off Merrill Kelly in six innings. It was Kelly’s fifth start against the Dodgers this season and his fifth loss. He’s 12-2 with a 2.38 ERA against the rest of the league.
Kershaw’s ERA is down to 2.39 for the season, and his 94 pitches were the most he’s thrown since returning from the injured list.
Gallo gets the Dodgers on the board in impressive fashion
In the bottom of the second inning, Joey Gallo got the Dodgers’ first hit off Kelly, and it was one of those hits that makes you say “Whoa.