Clayton Kershaw Dominates As Los Angeles Dodgers Wrap Up NL West

Kershaw (16-7) delivered a dominating performance against the Giants, giving up just one hit and a walk and striking out 13 batters. Ethier would then score on a single by Ellis.

So what is the level of concern in the Dodgers’ locker room – where furniture was moved out of the way by clubhouse attendants and sprinkler heads were covered in anticipation of a clinching party that was postponed once again? The outing took him past 200 innings in a season for the seventh time in his career and past 200 strikeouts for the fourth time. One of those runs batted in belongs to former top prospect Corey Seager.

The San Francisco Giants are officially eliminated from the post-season after losing to the Dodgers on Tuesday.

Los Angeles Dodgers’ Justin Ruggiano (27) celebrates next to A.J. Ellis after hitting a solo home run off of San Francisco Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner during the sixth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Tuesday, September 29, 2015. Seager wasn’t even old enough to legally order an alcoholic beverage the last time a Dodger had a hit with a runner in scoring position at AT&T Park.

Manager Don Mattingly, who has yet to register a losing season in his five years as the club’s skipper, pointed out one characteristic about his team that has propelled them to another NL West title. San Francisco (82-74) improved to 10-6 in the season series on pinch-hitter Alejandro De Aza’s sacrifice fly.

Los Angeles players pulled on their new NL West champion caps and T-shirts before the party began on the other side of AT&T Park than where clinching celebrations typically take place.

But the lower half of the Giants lineup managed to scratch him in the second inning. They entered with a two-game lead over the Dodgers for home-field advantage in the NL division series. Friedman’s group traded franchise icon Matt Kemp to the San Diego Padres for a powerful catcher with a knack for pitch framing, Yasmani Grandal. San Francisco shut out Los Angeles in sweeping a home series May 19-21. Only Kevin Frandsen’s single in the third – his first hit as a Giant since 2009 – separated Kershaw from his second no-hitter in two seasons. 179 and Andre Ethier is at.125.

The Dodgers broke the game wide open in the eighth inning with five straight hits to open the frame.

Tampa’s Brad Boxberger pitched a ideal ninth to earn his 39th save.

Rangers 7, Tigers 6: Cole Hamels won his sixth consecutive decision, overcoming a shaky start to strike out eight in six innings, and AL West-leading Texas snapped a three-game skid.

“It was a night for rookies, and Seager was the Dodgers” representative. In games decided by one run, the Giants are 17-27. Choo also had a two-run homer in the first. But Byrd merely advanced the runners with a ground out, and Tomlinson tapped to first base to end the inning. Or Trevor Brown catching all 12 innings and collecting the most damaging hit of the night.

And they did so in impressive, and satisfying, fashion with a dominant shutout win over their ancient rival, the San Francisco Giants. They breathed life into another day.