For as much time as we spent discussing the seemingly anemic offense of the Dodgers, we probably spent an equal amount of time—especially during Summer Camp—talking about the club’s starting rotation.
For fans who had a glimpse of Clayton Kershaw throwing in the Freeway Series opener on Friday night, they saw exactly how good the Dodgers’ rotation has the potential to be. Kersh threw a season-high seven innings, which topped the effort of his 2020 debut when he threw 5-2/3 frames of three-hit ball against the Diamondbacks.
Sandwiched in between those two starts, though, was Kershaw’s outing against the Giants when he served up four earned runs on seven hits—three of which were long balls—reminding onlookers of his susceptibility to the long ball and revealing that he was certainly not untouchable.