SAN FRANCISCO — The elementary numbers are ugly. There is no denying that.
They are magnified when they happen in the first quarter of the season and when no one is used to seeing them next to such a dominant figure and arguably the best pitcher of this current generation.
Yet there they are next to Clayton Kershaw’s already storied name. The 4.32 ERA and the Los Angeles Dodgers’ shocking 4-5 record when their ace takes the ball have left the baseball community scrambling for answers.
Especially after he allowed four runs, one of them on a home run to opposing pitcher Madison Bumgarner, and helped his team lose for the third time in three starts against the rival and chasing San Francisco Giants on Thursday at AT&T Park.