Clayton Kershaw pitched seven dominant innings and the Dodgers won the NL West for the ninth time in 10 seasons, blanking the Diamondbacks 4-0 Tuesday night.
Last year, the Los Angeles Dodgers went all the way to the last day of the regular season, won a whopping 106 games, and still lost the NL West title to the San Francisco Giants.Kershaw pitched seven dominant innings and the Dodgers won the NL West for the ninth time in 10 seasons, blanking theThe Dodgers walked from the dugout when it was over to congratulate each other, much like they did after most of their wins in a runaway season, and posed for a team photo on the field.
"It’s something we should enjoy and be proud of, and get back to work , but it’s quite the accomplishment," he said. Kershaw was sharp throughout, allowing just two singles and one walk while striking out five. He threw just 82 pitches, 55 for strikes. He lowered his season ERA to 2.44. Freeman led off the third inning with his 20th homer, a 442-foot drive to right-center into the swimming pool area.
"There is no downside," Freeman said. "You come to the yard and expect to win every single day. If you don’t have that expectation, I don’t know what you’re doing as a professional athlete.""You just keep playing," the All-Star right fielder said. "It’s not like we’re going to start throwing away at-bats or pitches. We just continue to play the same game."Kelly lasted five innings, losing for the first time in 14 starts.
Diamondbacks 1B Christian Walker entered Tuesday with a .318 average against Kershaw with four home runs in 22 at-bats, but he struck out twice and grounded out against the All-Star lefty.The Dodgers activated RHP Tommy Kahnle from the 60-day injured list on Tuesday and designated RHP Heath Hembree for assignment.
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