Monday, May 20, 2013

Post-Game 43 Thread: Kershaw Rolls, Kemp Goes Deep

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Nice to see that swing again, Matt.

DODGERS 3, BREWERS 1

Clayton Kershaw was masterful: CG 9.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 5 Ks, 1 BB, 107 pitches in a 3-1 victory. Kershaw almost got through the last three innings without a baserunner, save an error from the always volatileDee Gordon (0-for-4 with 2 Ks, 3 LOB, and an error tonight).

But the awesome highlight was watching Matt Kemp knock his second HR of the year, a no-doubt-about-it shot to the stands in deep left center. (Andre Ethier also knocked a solo HR of his own, along with an RBI triple, before ridiculously getting thrown out of the game for arguing an inning-ending pitch call at the plate.) The Dodgers went 0-for-6 with RISP, but the Brewers were 0-for-3 with RISP so we won.

Dodgers snap a three-game losing streak and win the opening game of the series for the first time in May (actually, the first time since April 26; against the Brewers).

Yes, we just beat the second-worst team in the NL, forcing our ace to pitch a complete game, while failing to convert any runner in scoring position. And we're damn proud of it.

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15 comments:

Steve Sax said...

SF, AZ both winning

Steve Sax said...

SF, AZ also both whining

MR.F said...

SF , AZ also also both whinnying

Orel said...

SF, AZ also both a-wim-a-waying.

BJ Killeen said...

To dream, the impossible dream....

Hideo Nomo said...

SF, AZ both whittling.

Dusty Baker's Toothpick said...

SF, AZ both weenie wagging

Hideo Nomo said...

RT @TheRealMattKemp

I'm giving $1000 for tonight's HR and every HR until the All-Star break for the victims of my hometown in OKC. #PrayforOklahoma

Class move, Bison. Watch him go on a tear now.

Dusty Baker said...

Bison had to be approaching tonight's game with a heavy heart given what happened in OK. Always top class, Matty.

karen said...

Matty making donations to victims of todays tornado. So often we hear about the negative actions of athletes. I'm proud of Matt. He's a good role model and a better man.

Dusty Baker said...

Exactly, Karen.

BTW, he crushed fuck out of that HR, didn't he?

Dusty Baker said...

Rollin in the deep, one might say, eh headline writer?

Steve Sax said...

@DB 8:18a: where were you last night when we debated headlines in the editorial staff meeting????

(probably listening to Adele.)

Dusty Baker's Toothpick said...

Anybody want to "go in" and make a pledge to help Kemp's cause? I'll pledge $5 for every HR the Bison hits between now and the break. $5 is chump change, but if we all pull our funds, we can make a meaningful contribution to whatever non-profit Kemp is supporting.

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Orel said...

Do we know who he's donating to? For some reason the Red Cross doesn't accept donations for specific causes.