Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw has 10 strikeouts through eight innings tonight against the New York Mets, marking his fifth straight game with double-digit strikeouts — a new team record.
The major league record for consecutive games with 10 or more strikeouts is eight.
Noah Syndergaard rounds third base after hitting his second home run Wednesday against Dodgers pitcher Kenta Maeda, foreground. (Getty Images)
New York Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard hit two home runs and threw eight strong innings Wednesday in a 4-3 win over the Dodgers.
The box score is here.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts isn’t afraid to admit that he breaks from analytics every day.
The last time Carl Crawford faced Noah Syndergaard, he went 0-for-3 with a double play groundout. None of the three outs left the infield.
It wasn’t the first (or the last) 0-fer of Crawford’s career, but it came in Game 2 of last year’s National League Division Series. Those were Crawford’s only career plate appearances against Syndergaard, who starts tonight for the Mets.
Crawford owns a .190/.222/.286 slash line this season, while his de facto platoon partner, Trayce Thompson, has home runs in consecutive games. Seems like an opportune time for night off, right? Dave Roberts chimed in on Crawford’s hitting and how he plans to use the 34-year-old outfielder:
Justin Turner pours a bucket of water on Trayce Thompson (and SportsNet LA reporter Alanna Rizzo) after Thompson’s walk-off home run against the New York Mets on Tuesday night. (Getty Images)
Adrian Gonzalez and Yasiel Puig are struggling at the plate.
Dodgers shortstop Charlie Culberson waits to tag out Curtis Granderson at second base during the New York Mets’ 4-2 win over the Dodgers on Monday night. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff photographer)
A mechanical adjustment has paid off for Justin Turner.