LA Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw suffered his first loss as he struggled against the San Diego lineup.
Kershaw started in the away game against the San Diego Padres in the 2024 Major League Baseball held at Petco Park in San Diego, California, USA on the 1st (Korean time) and became the losing pitcher after allowing 6 hits (1 home run), 1 walk, and 7 runs (3 earned runs) in 3⅔ innings. The Dodgers lost 1-8.
In the first inning, he got San Diego’s leadoff hitter Luis Arraez to ground out to the first baseman. He threw a slider on the third pitch and induced a ground out to the infield. He got second hitter Jurickson Profar to ground out to the third baseman.
He also induced third hitter Xander Bogaerts to ground out to the infield. The ground out was caught by the second baseman. However, due to a throwing error by second baseman Gavin Lux to first base, there were two outs and a runner on first base. However, Kershaw did not waver and ended the inning by getting Manny Machado to ground out to the shortstop.
Kershaw struggled in the second inning.
Kershaw got the first batter, Donovan Solano, to ground out to third base, and then gave up a center hit to Jackson Merrill. He then gave up a walk to Kim Ha-seong and a center RBI single to Luis Campusano.
Kershaw, who gave up a run, failed to catch Bryce Johnson. With runners on first and third base and one out, Johnson attempted a bunt. Kershaw failed to catch the bunt that fell in front of Kershaw. In the meantime, a run was given up, and Johnson also survived at first base.
Kershaw committed a wild pitch during Arraez’s at-bat, 토토사이트 추천 putting runners on second and third base. He got Arraez on a grounder to first base, but lost another run in the meantime. He then gave up a center-field RBI single to Profar, making the score 0-4.
Kershaw, who was shaken in the second inning, regained his composure in the third. He got the first batter, Machado, on a fly ball to right field and Solano on an infield ground ball.
He then got Mary on a fly ball to third base to end the inning.
Kershaw got the first batter, Kim Ha-seong, on a fly ball to second base in the bottom of the fourth inning when the team was down 1-4, and then gave up a solo home run to Campusano over the left-field fence.
He then gave up a left-field hit to Johnson and Arraez on a second-base error. Kershaw was in a crisis with runners on first and third base after giving up a right-center RBI single to Profar. He gave up a sacrifice fly to Bogaerts and handed the mound over to Joe Kelly.
Kershaw, who was taken off the mound early, struggled that day, allowing a home run, but he also suffered his first loss of the season without receiving any defensive help. In his first appearance after injury and rehabilitation, he announced his return on the 26th of last month against San Francisco, giving up 2 runs in 4 innings, and while Kershaw’s comeback was expected that day, he was crushed by the San Diego batting line.