Clayton Kershaw Back In The Winning Groove

Clayton Kershaw (6-5) pitched 8 innings of one run baseball last night in the Dodgers 4-2 win over the San Francisco Giants, striking out 7 and walking 1. He bested pitching rival Tim Lincecum (4-8) as the Dodgers scored three times in the bottom of the 6th to put them over the top. Kenley Jansen pitched the 9th for his 6th save. That gives the Dodgers a season best 5 game winning streak, a sweep of the Giants (I really love the sound of that), and momentum, something they have not had all year long. Yasiel Puig had a more Puig-like night going 3 for 4, Hanley Ramirez went 2 for 3 with an RBI and is now batting a robust .375. The Dodgers are now 35-42 and their offense is slowly improving as the players that have been missing start returning from the Disabled List. They have improved to 27th in runs scored (it is hard for me to write that is an improvement) and they have gotten themselves to within reach of moving up in the National League West standings, 6 games behind the Arizona Diamondbacks, the only team in the NL West with a winning record.