Post-Game 45 Thread: Ryu Are You (Oooh, Ooh; Oooh Ooh)

DODGERS 9, BREWERS 2

With Clayton Kershaw (worst run support in the NL) looking on enviously, the Dodgers supported Hyun-Jin Ryu with an amazing seven runs of support, tacking on two more in the ninth inning just for good measure. Ryu did his part: 7.1 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 2 BB and 4 Ks over 109 pitches.

But the offensive support was so laughable, even 53-year-old Ramon Hernandez got a home run (Hernandez went 2-for-3). Brewers starter Wily Peralta was gone by the second inning (1.2 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 4 ER), and the Dodgers rolled to a series victory.

Other Dodgers offensive highlights, which are typically so rare so we will call out:

• Carl Crawford, 2-for-4 with 2 R and 2 RBI;
• Matt Kemp, 2-for-4 with 1 R and 1 RBI;
• Scott Van Slyke, 2-for-4 with 1 R and 2 RBI;
• Nick Punto, 2-for-4 with 1 R and 1 RBI.

Not so good: Adrian Gonzalez, 0-for-5 with an RBI. Gonzalez had a tough series at Miller Park, going 1-for-13 with that single RBI; he was 2-for-23 on the roadtrip. Ronald Belisario also had a shaky two outs in the eighth, and League wasn't exactly automatic in the ninth, even with a seven-run lead (Nick Punto's fielding error didn't help any).

But a win is a win; the Dodgers vault to a scant 6.5 GB division leaders Arizona and SF. Thanks, Ryu!