PHOENIX —
Friday could have been the night the Dodgers lost the National League West.
Instead, it turned into their best win of the season.
After leading by three runs early, the Dodgers were thrown a major plot twist in the second inning, with veteran starter Clayton Kershaw forced to leave the game after recording only three outs because of a left toe injury.
Suddenly, an overworked bullpen that was already running on fumes needed to cover eight whole innings.
As Freddie Freeman rested his fractured finger, he got an unexpected ‘mental’ reset too
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