Clayton Kershaw gave up two hits and struck out nine over seven scoreless innings Saturday night in the Dodgers' 1-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals.
to pop up to second, struck out Contreras on a looping, 71.5-mph curve, his slowest pitch of the night, and got Carlson to pop to second., who struck out in seven of his previous eight at-bats, grounded a one-out single to left-center, stole second, took third when the throw caromed off him and into left, and scored on a single to center by the .073-hitting Barnes.
“Yeah, it felt good,” Barnes said. “Obviously, I’ve been struggling a little bit. To come through, get a run across the board, especially with [Kershaw] on the mound … when he’s on the mound and we have a lead, he’s really, really good.”Miguel Vargas made only 27 starts at second base in five minor league seasons. So it seemed risky for the Dodgers to entrust the spot to him this season.
Outman also lined a single to center in the fourth, easing concerns that the hot-hitting rookie might be in his first slump. “It’s been a tough few days for James, but even today, he came in fresh and positive, expecting something good to happen, as opposed to kind of running away and hiding,” Roberts said before the game. “You learn from players once they have a little bit of struggle, but our expectation is that James is going to be just fine.”
Carlson, the Cardinals center fielder, prevented the Dodgers from adding to their lead when he made a spectacular over-the-shoulder, behind-the-head,
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