It was Kershaw’s longest outing since returning from shoulder surgery. Shohei Ohtani hit his 39th home run of the season.
Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw throws against the St. Louis Cardinals during the first inning of a baseball game Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024, in St. Louis. The Dodgers are in disarray for one reason or another – a losing streak, a string of injuries, a starting rotation in tatters around him, whatever it is – and Kershaw takes the mound, puts his foot down and makes things right.
Kershaw faced just 20 hitters in six innings , getting double plays after two of the four hits, a fielder’s choice after another and a caught stealing. They stranded Gavin Lux after a two-out walk in the first inning when Cardinals center fielder Victor Scott II crashed into the wall in order to run down Teoscar Hernandez’s drive. They stranded two more baserunners in the second then loaded the bases with one out in the third. Miguel Rojas bounced into an inning-ending double play.. Ohtani has just 12 hits over his past 17 games. But seven of those hits have been home runs – Sunday’s a drive that left his bat at 113.
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