Clayton Kershaw laced the ball into the outfield, and into the deepest part of the outfield. Just beyond the fence, in right-center, the forest gives way to the visiting bullpen.
This is triples alley. And, had Kershaw been a position player, he would have had himself a triple.
He appeared to think about it. He made the wise call, though, stopping at second. He did not need to risk an injury by taking the extra base. He needed to pitch, and keep pitching, in a place that has not treated him and his fellow pitchers kindly.
In a weekend in which the Dodgers are playing for first place, and playing without closer Kenley Jansen, they needed every out they could get from Kershaw.