The Dodgers offense took a while to get going Monday night as they squandered multiple scoring chances to begin the game but eventually won easily by a score of 8-2. Justin Turner went 3-5 and Andrew Toles made an immediate impact going 2-3 with a two-run double and scoring twice. Toles started in centerfield and should get most of the starts against right-handed starters with Puig on the DL for several weeks at least.
Clayton Kershaw put together another solid start going six innings allowing just two hits and struck out five Padre batters. Kershaw’s velocity on his fastball remained around 90-92 miles per hour throughout the course of the game.