If the game had taken place on a greater stage, if Clayton Kershaw wasn’t made the focal point of the Dodgers’ latest setback by virtue of his higher profile, Yasmani Grandal could have earned a permanent place in the franchise’s mythology Friday night.
If Kershaw had chances to escape a nightmarish third inning in the 6-5 defeat to the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park, Grandal made them vanish with a series of incredible blunders behind home plate.
He allowed a passed ball, his second of the game. He was called for catcher’s interference. And he was charged with an error when he dropped a throw from center fielder Cody Bellinger.