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• PADRES SCORE TONIGHT SERIES

PT start, while Yu Darvish and Jordan Lyles toe the rubber in the 7:10 p.m. Brock Stewart and Clayton Richard will face off in the day game, a 12:40 p.m. Two games are on the docket on Saturday, a doubleheader thanks to a rain out on May 7. have played in more seasons with the club - Bill Russell (18), Don Sutton (16), Willie Davis (14), Steve Garvey (14), Steve Yeager (14), Manny Mota (13), Mike Scioscia (13) and Orel Hershiser (13). Since the franchise moved to Los Angeles in 1958, only. Ethier grounded out in his 2017 debut, but has now appeared in a game in 12 different seasons for the Dodgers. The deanĪndre Ethier pinch hit for Kershaw in the seventh inning. Turner was 3-for-4 with a double, and scored the game’s only run. ZrTqV3vGiL- Justin Turner September 1, 2017 September is #ChildhoodCancerAwarenessMonth I'll be wearing these cleats today designed by my new friends Children's Hospital L.A. "He made me promise to get him in there tonight,” Roberts said with a laugh before the game.

PADRES SCORE TONIGHT SERIES

Jansen walked into the visitors clubhouse at Petco Park several hours before Friday’s game, telling anyone who would listen that he was going to pitch in the series opener, regardless of the score. “I was wondering with Verdugo, waiting for him to make a play,” Roberts said with a smile. No Dodgers outfielder touched a ball on defense all night, including Alex Verdugo making his major league debut in center field. The Dodgers bullpen picked up right where Kershaw left off, with Brandon Morrow, Tony Watson, and Kenley Jansen combining to retire all nine batters they faced, including six by strikeout.ĭodgers pitchers retired the final 15 Padres batters of the game. In the sixth inning, the Dodgers finally pushed across a run, thanks to singles by Justin Turner, Cody Bellinger, and Chase Utley, the latter with two outs to score the game’s lone run. The 25-year-old rookie struck out 10 on the night, and held the Dodgers at bay for the first five innings. “That’s a good marker.”ĭinelson Lamet wasn’t quite as efficient, but he was just as effective for the Padres. “Within reason there are some limitations, but that 90-pitch mark is probably something we’ll talk through,” Roberts said. The limit for Kershaw will increase his next time out. Roberts said there was no consideration to letting Kershaw pitch the seventh. Kershaw’s loose baseline of a pitch limit on Friday was 75 pitches and five innings, but given his low pitch count he was able to pitch the sixth. “Tonight was definitely a good step in the right direction.” “Efficiency wise, I think it was as good as I could have expected or hoped,” Kershaw said. Asuaje grounded out to shortstop, one of 11 ground balls induced by Kershaw on the night. His only three-ball count of the night was to his final batter faced, Carlos Asuaje in the sixth inning. Kershaw was efficient all night, throwing 53 of his 70 pitches (75.7 percent) for strikes.

The only other ball that came close to being hit out of the infield was a pop up by Manuel Margot in the sixth inning that first baseman Cody Bellinger caught along the short wall in foul territory just behind first base. Kershaw allowed two hits, both of the infield variety - though if we are being technical shortstop Chris Taylor fielded Yangervis Solarte’s single on the outfield grass. He struck out seven in his six scoreless innings.

“I don’t expect him to be on point all night long, but I expect him to compete.” “Kersh has been chomping at the bit to get back,” manager Dave Roberts said before the game. There was some rust expected given his admittedly prolonged layoff. Kershaw hadn’t pitched in the majors in 40 days, sidelined with lower back tightness. The Dodgers ace pitched six scoreless innings in a 1-0 win over the Padres in Friday night at Petco Park. On Friday night, it looked like he never left. SAN DIEGO - Clayton Kershaw said he was ready to pitch in the majors a few weeks ago.