Sweeping The Giants

Clayton Kershaw finished off the sweep of the Giants yesterday with a 5-hit shutout in a 4-0 Dodgers win. The win allowed the Dodgers to tie the Giants for the lead in the National League West. After the Giants shutout sweep of the Dodgers about a month ago, this was a different Dodger team the Giants faced in this series. Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier were both back and Hanley Ramirez has joined the team since then. Shortstop Luis Cruz has also joined the team since that series and he drove in 2 of the 4 runs in yesterdays game. Dee Gordon may have a hard time getting his job back when he comes off the Disabled List. Cruz plays a more consistent shortstop, hits for more power, and for a better average than Gordon. He has no where close to the speed Gordon has. Catcher A.J. Ellis had the unusual line in the boxscore of having no official plate appearances but he drew 4 bases on balls. Albuquerque Isotopes Outfielder Jerry Sands hit 2 grand slams in a AAA game yesterday and I would love for him to be able to bring that power with him when the rosters expand September 1.