Yasiel Puig came off the Disabled List yesterday after missing 39 games with hamstring issues meaning that Scott Schebler stay with the Dodgers only lasted one game. Puig immediately made his presence felt against the St. Louis Cardinals as he lined a double into the right centerfield gap to drive in Chris Heisey in the seventh inning for the Dodgers first run in the 2-0 win. Puig later scored on a Justin Turner infield single.
Clayton Kershaw seems to be back on track with his second straight scoreless performance, pitching eight innings and only giving up one hit. He struck out 11 and walked 2. He improved his record to 5-3. Kenley Jansen pitched a scoreless ninth for his 6th save.
The St. Louis Cardinals have owned Clayton Kershaw like no other team in baseball. Over his last nine starts against them including the post season, he has a 1-7 record. Last night his location on his pitches was much better, he was snapping off the curveball, and he was getting ahead in the counts. He threw first pitch strikes to 20 out of the 27 batters he faced and 75 strikes out of 106 pitches overall. He looked like the Cy Young and MVP winner he was last year.
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