The Los Angeles Dodgers took the opener from the San Diego Padres last night 5-3. Starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw had the flu and pitched three scoreless innings before being taken out of the game. He also had the first Dodgers hit of the season.
I hope the Dodgers offense was not in midseason form. They scored their first two runs on bases loaded walks in the top of the fourth inning. Leadoff man Dee Gordon struck out three times but hit a deep drive that Padres centerfielder Cameron Maybin misplayed into a three base error and later scored the Dodgers third run. Matt Kemp hit a homerun in the top of the eighth to seal the deal for the Dodgers.
Dee Gordon's defense was impressive. He displayed a strong arm on two different occasions. The first was on Cameron Maybin's slow bouncer to the left of short in the bottom of the first. The second was on a deflection off the hip of pitcher Josh Lindblom that went up the middle. Gordon made a diving stop and then made a strong throw to nail the runner by half a step.
The Dodgers pitching was average. Clayton kershaw gutted it out through three innings, giving way to Josh Lindblom who threw two scoreless innings and picked up the win. Shaky innings by Mike MacDougal and Kenley Jansen let the Padres hang around. Jansen gave up Maybin's bomb in the eighth that drove in two. Javy Guerra came in to close it out and get his first save of the season.
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