It happened again. Just like that day in Arizona four weeks ago.Once more, the Dodgers were streaking, Clayton Kershaw was looking dominant, and then all of a sudden, it fell away. Today, Atlanta scored three runs in the seventh and then one in the ninth to edge the Dodgers, 4-3.So vexing.Kershaw faced five batters today before he was called for a pitch out of the strike zone. Here was his pitch count for the first four innings:0 balls, 11 strikes, 11 total3 balls, 11 strikes, 14 total2 balls, 10 strikes, 12 total2 balls, 9 strikes, 11 totalIn four shutout innings, Kershaw threw 48 pitches and only seven balls. Meanwhile, Kershaw singled in his first at-bat, went to second on a wild pitch, third on a 30-foot single by Dee Gordon and home (after Gordon stole second) on Matt Kemp's three
An encore to abhor: Braves rally past Kershaw, Dodgers
Published September 4, 2011 at 2:35 PM
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