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SPORTS Monday 20 august 2018

Kershaw wins 150th, Turner 5 RBIs, Dodgers beat Seattle 12-1

By DAIMON EKLUND and takes his chances. We
Associated Press didn’t see today that in the
SEATTLE (AP) — Clayton first inning,” Seattle manag-
Kershaw has rarely need- er Scott Servais said. “You
ed much run support to get behind early like that
pull out a win. The Los An- to a really good club it can
geles Dodgers made sure get ugly.” Los Angeles kept
Sunday he had more than adding to the lead against
enough for a milestone vic- the Mariners bullpen, scor-
tory. The Dodgers scored ing a run in five of the last
five runs before Kershaw six innings. Ryon Healy had
took the mound, and the two of Seattle’s five hits, in-
three-time NL Cy Young cluding a run-scoring single
Award winner shut down in the fourth.
the Seattle Mariners over ROSTER MOVE
seven innings for his 150th Before the game, the Mari-
career win in a 12-1 rout. ners recalled RHP Chasen
The offensive explosion Bradford from Triple-A Ta-
came a day after the Mari- coma and optioned INF
ners beat Los Angeles on a Gordon Beckham and LHP
10th-inning, game-ending James Pazos to Tacoma.
balk. “To lose it in that situa- TRAINER’S ROOM
tion is tough. And to come Dodgers: SS Manny Mach-
right back on a day game, ado left the game after Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw throws against the Seattle Mariners in the
there could be a little hang- being hit on the wrist by Ro- first inning of a baseball game Sunday, Aug. 19, 2018, in Seattle.
over effect,” Kershaw said. mine in the ninth. Manager Associated Press
“Our guys, coming out in Dave Roberts said Macha-
the first inning like that is do got X-rays as a precau-
a big testament to them. tion, but he was expected
That was awesome today.” to be fine.
Kershaw (6-5) gave up one Mariners: LHP James Pax-
run on four hits, struck out ton, on the 10-day DL
seven and walked one. The with a left arm contusion,
30-year-old lefty improved played catch for the first
to 150-69. time since getting hit by a
Justin Turner tied career line drive on Tuesday. “I felt
highs with four hits and five good. No problems,” said
RBIs, including a three-run Paxton, who threw from
homer in the ninth inning about 70 feet during the
with position player Andrew session. ... C Chris Hermann
Romine on the mound. left the game in the third in-
Turner extended his hitting ning with a right knee con-
streak to 13 games. tusion after being hit by a
Enrique Hernandez had foul ball.
an RBI single as part of the PERFECT ENDING
Dodgers’ five-run first in- Los Angeles reliever Zac
ning. He added his 18th Rosscup struck out the side
home run and a bases- in the ninth inning on nine
loaded walk as the Dodg- pitches.
ers won for the third time in UP NEXT
four games. Dodgers: LHP Alex Wood
Cody Bellinger pushed his (7-6, 3.51 ERA) faces the St.
own hitting streak to 12 Louis Cardinals on Monday.
games with three hits and Wood allowed one run on
two RBIs for Los Angeles. three hits over five innings
“It was an outstanding job in his last start against the
by the entire offense to- Giants.
day,” Turner said. “I feel Mariners: RHP Felix Her-
like up and down the nandez (8-11, 5.62) will
lineup guys are all feeling make his 399th career start
pretty good. “ The Dodg- Monday against Houston.
ers tagged Seattle starter Hernandez had been de-
Roenis Elias (2-1). He had moted to the bullpen and
been on the disabled list made his first career relief
with a left triceps strain appearance last week but
since July 31 and was ac- is starting in place of the in-
tivated to start against the jured Paxton. “Felix doesn’t
Dodgers. Elias lasted three have to go out there and
innings, giving up the five shut the world out — he
runs and seven hits. “Elias just has to be competitive
usually goes out there and and throw the ball over the
competes and lets it fly plate,” Servais said.q