Final
Aces wild at Chavez Ravine
Apr 28, 2015 - 7:03 PM (SportsNetwork.com) - For the second time in less than a week, two of baseball's best left-handers square off on the mound.Los Angeles Dodgers ace and three-time NL Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw goes against San Francisco Giants southpaw and 2014 World Series MVP Madison Bumgarner in the second test of a three-game set at Chavez Ravine.
Kershaw, the reigning MVP of the Senior Circuit, struck out nine batters and walked one over six innings of two-run ball in a 3-2 loss by the Bay last Wednesday. He did not record a decision and is 1-1 with a 4.07 earned run average in four starts this season.
LA's prized pitcher has enjoyed success throughout his career against the Giants, going 14-5 with a 1.48 ERA in 27 games (26 starts).
Bumgarner recorded a no-decision in that victory over the Dodgers and was touched for a pair of runs across 6 1/3 innings with six K's and two walks. He is 1-1 with a 4.63 ERA in four starts this season and 11-5 with a 2.56 ERA in 18 career meetings (17 starts) with Los Angeles.
Los Angeles took the opener of this series with Monday's 8-3 victory, as Justin Turner hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning and Joc Pederson finished 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored.
"We made (Giants starter Tim Lincecum) get the ball up this time. He got three double plays in the first four innings in San Francisco," Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said in reference to last week's matchup.
Carlos Frias earned the win with 1 1/3 scoreless innings of relief of starter Brett Anderson, who gave up three runs in 4 2/3 innings.
The Dodgers have won three of four games and improved to 9-1 at home. They were swept in San Francisco last week and have lost four of the past seven meetings between the NL West clubs.
San Francisco had won five of seven games prior to Monday's loss. Lincecum was reached for four runs and eight hits in four innings to absorb the loss.
"I was missing in the middle of the plate too much," Lincecum said.
Norichika Aoki, Joe Panik and Angel Pagan had an RBI apiece in defeat.
- SAN FRANCISCO: 2
LOS ANGELES: 1
Final
Apr 29 1:00 AM - Howie Kendrick reaches on a fielder's choice to third base. Enrique Hernandez out at third. Jimmy Rollins scores.
Giants 2, Dodgers 1 Bot 4, 1 OutApr 28 11:09 PM - H.Kendrick grounded into fielder's choice, shortstop Arias to third baseman McGehee to second baseman M.Duffy, Rollins scored, H.Kendrick to first, K.Hernandez out.
Giants 2, Dodgers 1 Bot 4, 2 OutsApr 28 11:09 PM - Buster Posey singles to right field. Angel Pagan scores.
Giants 1, Dodgers 0 Top 1, 2 OutsApr 28 10:14 PM - Norichika Aoki grounds out to shallow infield, Clayton Kershaw to Justin Turner.
Apr 28 10:10 PM - SAN FRANCISCO: 0
LOS ANGELES: 0
Top 1, 0 Outs
Apr 28 10:10 PM
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