Clayton Kershaw came to the rescue again as he pitched the best game of his young career, a two-hit shutout of the Florida Marlins. The Dodgers offense actually put eight runs on the board so Kershaw actually got to focus on pitching. He even got in on the 17 hit Dodgers action, going 2 for 4 with an RBI.
Alot of the Dodger roster that has been on the Disabled List this year led the Dodgers attack. Names like Rafael Furcal (a Homer and two RBI's), Casey Blake (two RBI's), Dioner Navarro (a couple of hits and an RBI), and Jay Gibbons (three hits) finally appeared in the boxscore in a positive fashion rather than on the Disabled list.
The Dodgers got some further good news when it was announced that Marcus Thames, Vicente Padilla, and Hong Chih-Kuo were ready to start rehab assignments. The bullpen did take another hit when Kenley Jansen was placed on the Disabled List.
Manager Don Mattingly and Matt Kemp were not around to see the end of the game as they got tossed for arguing balls and strikes. I am happy to see that kind of fire and passion from both of them and I loved the way Mattingly stood up for his player. Now I am hoping some pieces will start clicking and they can get a good winning streak going.
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