Kershaw reaches 200 Ks in Dodgers’ 3-0 win over Nats

He entered Tuesday night’s game against the Washington Nationals hitting.

Los Angeles Dodgers’ ace Clayton Kershaw won his seventh-straight start over the Washington Nationals last night, with eight scoreless innings on the mound against the Nats in what ended up a 3-0 win.

Cole and Wacha are both under 25 years old and look poised to have dominant careers and could be facing each other on big stages to come, hopefully some day in a National League Championship Series. Closer Kenley Jansen pitched a ideal ninth for his 22nd save in 23 chances.

“We hang our hats on our pitching as far as our starters setting the tone for us”, Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said. Ethier found out Taylor has a cannon that rivals Puig’s. If the Nats want to keep momentum going it will be critical they get to Greinke early.

The reeling Nationals offense wasted a brilliant performance from Jordan Zimmermann, falling to the Dodgers 3-0.

“I have the same swing, just been having trouble connecting”, Puig said.

Puig extended the lead to 5-0 in the fifth with a bases-loaded triple that right fielder Clint Robinson misplayed.

A night after being shut out 5-0, the Washington Nationals once again could not manage to find the scoreboard, losing 3-0 to the Dodgers to drop their three game series two games to one. He walked four and struck out one. That allowed him to get through eight. “It’s going to take time, and then we’ll see where I’m at”. Kendrick is batting. 387 in Dodgers wins this season, compared to just. He’s been brilliant since the All-Star break.

Two baseball powerhouses collide as the Los Angeles Dodgers go up against the Washington Nationals. He hurt it while making a sliding catch Monday and it swelled up overnight, limiting his mobility. “I haven’t been able to command the fastball and the split-finger.”…

INF Justin Turner (skin infection) should be activated from the DL Thursday or Friday.

Yasiel Puig was the subject of some trade rumors last month when a report cited that the team had grown frustrated with his inconsistency along with his presence in the clubhouse.

The left-hander allowed seven consecutive batters to reach base, six of them on hits. Ross walked four and only struck out one Dodger on the night, and threw 89 pitches in four 2/3 innings. That start had a pretty watered down Nationals lineup to contend with and now Kershaw gets to face them at nearly full strength and I do not expect the sledding to be as easy as it was the last time as both Zimmerman and Werth hit Kershaw very well as they have 16 hits in 42 at-bats against Kershaw. “With him, you’ve got to attack the zone but execute a good pitch and not give in”. The Dodgers’ Jimmy Rollins, Alberto Callaspo and Yasmani Grandal scored on the play. In his first at-bat against Ross, he flied out to center with two runners on in the second. 302 with five doubles, a triple and two RBIs since July 29.

On top of that, young right-handed relievers Aaron Barrett (4.60 ERA) and Blake Treinen (4.06 ERA) have not taken a needed step forward to be major sparkplugs.

Dodgers (4): “Clayton Kershaw’s 37-inning scoreless streak came to an end Friday on the first pitch of the game, as Gregory Polanco put it in the stands”.