Clayton Kershaw’s Masterpiece and Shohei Ohtani’s Power Surge Ignite Dodgers’ Thrilling Victory Over Giants
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“He worked ahead all night long and put the pressure on those guys and found a way to get through seven really efficiently,” manager Dave Roberts said. “[He] put us in a good spot tonight.”
Saturday was not exactly a daunting task for Kershaw.
He was facing a Giants lineup that ranks 25th in the majors in batting average. He had the luxury of a six-run lead by the top of the third inning, thanks to a leadoff home run from Ohtani in the first (his seventh leadoff blast of the season, and one that snapped a season-long 10-game home run drought) and the lineup’s five-run ambush of Giants starter Landen Roupp in the second.
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