It was the efforts of the two Dodgers above that lead to the team tying the Cubs at one game a piece in the NLCS. Clayton Kershaw went seven strong innings, allowing just two hits, one walk and recording six strike outs with 84 pitches. Best yet, he is
one of only two pitchers to hold the Cubs scoreless by a 1-0 score in the postseason ever -- the other man being Babe Ruth. Per
Jon Weisman at Dodger Insider:
“Awesome. Watching Kersh, that shows he’s the best in the game,” Jansen
said. “His stuff that he had, the way that he pitched against this team.
He showed you again, he can just put this team on his back.”
Adrian Gonzalez, for his part, got only one hit, but it was a big one. On the second pitch of the second inning Gonzalez hit a towering drive to centerfield that cleared the wall for the only run to score in the entire game.
Photo above via
@Dodgers/Jon SooHoo on twitter.
Go here to check out a bunch of pics by Jon SooHoo from yesterdays game in Chicago. Below are more links to check out:
- This Day in Dodgers History: In 1981 the Dodgers defeated the Montreal Expos in Game 4 of the NLCS at Olympic Stadium, 7-1. Steve Garvey hit a two-run homer in the eighth to break a 1-1 tie, then the Dodgers scored four more runs in the ninth to run away with it. They are tied at two games a piece in the series with a deciding Game 5 two days later.
- Happy Birthday, Jim Gilliam!
