일요일, 8th 12월 2024
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Clayton Kershaw failed to find his first win again.

Returning Los Angeles Dodgers “ace” Clayton Kershaw failed to find his first win again.

Kershaw pitched 4⅔ innings, striking out five and allowing one run in his first start of the 2024 Major League Baseball World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. He was pulled after receiving no run support from the offense and took the loss.

Kershaw is back after shoulder surgery. He made his comeback against the San Francisco Giants on March 26th. He pitched four innings of two-run ball. His second start, a day later, was against San Diego.

The second start was a bitter pill to swallow. Kershaw took the loss, allowing seven runs (three earned) in 3⅔ innings. The shocking part was that he didn’t strike out a single batter.

“It was a tough game with a lot of mistakes,” Kershaw said. The last game was pretty good overall, but this one was really bad. I didn’t throw it where I wanted to,” he said. “I don’t think I’m rusty, but maybe I am. I don’t know. I need to throw better,” he said in frustration.

His third start was different.

After striking out the first batter, Kyle Schwarber, on a wild pitch in the first inning, Kershaw pitched a scoreless fourth inning with four strikeouts. 카지노사이트 In the fourth, after striking out Schwarber to start the inning, he gave up back-to-back singles to Trey Turner and Bryce Harper, but struck out Alec Bomb and got JT Realmuto to fly out to center field to end the inning.

Kershaw got into trouble in the fifth inning. With the bases loaded, he gave up a double to Austin Hays and a walk to Brandon Marsh. He struck out Sosa but gave up a single to Schwarber with runners on first and second.

Schwarber, who had retired the first and fourth batters he faced. He then turned the mound over to Joe Kelly with one out.

The Dodgers’ bats were the problem on this day. Kershaw was pulled after the fifth inning, but he held them to one run. He struck out five, which was a huge ego boost after not getting a single strikeout against San Diego.

But the Dodgers’ offense couldn’t score a run. They couldn’t get to Philadelphia starter Christopher Sanchez. Ohtani was silent. Kershaw was in trouble for the second time this season.

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