This season was a long farewell to weapons for the losing Dodgers. Tony Gonsolin sprained left ankle and Ryan Pepiot In March, he suffered from left torticollis, Dustin May seriously injured his forearm, Julio Urias In mid-May, he suffered a left hamstring strain, Noah Syndergaard Then, in early June, a blister occurred, leaving an unsightly record of 7.16 ERA.

The only constant in this string of misfortunes is the lone pitcher who didn’t miss a start in the haze of injury and incompetence: a 35-year-old left arm with a sore hip and an elbow injury in 2021. He ended up missing three months that season.

Clayton Kershaw, the three-time National League Cy Young Award winner, took to the mound at Angel Stadium Tuesday night as the Dodgers swayed by a lopsided three-game weekend win over the San Francisco Giants. The athletes performed what they have often done in the past while rotating their bodies. A timely gem when his team needed it most.

Kershaw pitched seven scoreless innings, giving up five hits, five strikeouts, and two walks, then escaped a disastrous second- and third-base no-out jam in the seventh inning to beat the Dodgers two-for-one in front of a sold-out crowd. led to 0 wins. 44,703 in the two-game freeway series opener.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said, “It’s hard to give Clayton more respect, but given the state of our roster, he’s certainly a starting pitcher…so far, he’s the only one left from the season opener. only,” he said. “So it’s a skill for him to not only recognize that, but to accept responsibility but not put pressure on himself. His way of doing things is very consistent and he I can’t imagine what we would have been without.”

Angels left-handed pitcher Reed Detmers Kershaw allowed no runs in the seventh inning, allowing two hits, eight strikeouts, and one walk, but the Dodgers had four hits in the top of the eighth inning and scored two runs from Angels reliever Chris Devenski (three wins). 2 losses).

Miguel Rojas hit a one-out double to left field, scored on Michael Bush’s single, and scored with a spectacular leap over the head of Angels first baseman Kevin Padro for a 1-0 lead. With two outs, Freddie Freeman singled to left center to advance Bush to third base, and Will Smith singled to left to make it 2-0.

“When I hit it, Padro said, ‘Did you kick the dirt and make a hole here?'” Freeman said. “I wish I could have taken credit for that, but it was a giant leap. I’m glad it happened to us.”

Dodgers left-hander Caleb Ferguson took the team out in order in the bottom of the eighth, missing Shohei Ohtani, the hottest hitter in the game, with a 97 mph fastball and Mike Trout striking out with a 96 mph fastball. rice field. Evan Phillips threw 1st, 2nd, and 3rd innings in the 9th inning, striking out 2 and making his 8th save.

Kershaw (9-4) got a big break in the 4th inning when a replay review overturning an at-bat safe call ruled out an apparent Angels run, but didn’t help pull himself out of the trap in the 7th. didn’t need it. .

Brandon Drury He took the lead with a single in the first inning, and scored the third point with Hunter Renfro’s double over the right. Kershaw had a shallow infield but didn’t reach deep, hitting Padro with a short ground ball to keep the runners down and then striking out Chad Wallach with a full-count slider.

Luis Lengifo walked for a full count to put the bases loaded, but No. 9 hitter Andrew Velázquez whiffed on the first pitch and grounded Kershaw’s 103rd pitch to end the inning.

“I feel like if anyone is going to get out of there, it’s going to be Kirsch,” Freeman said. “He keeps doing it year after year. It’s just unbelievable. When we needed him the most, he did it again. He’s been doing it with the Dodgers since 2008. And we needed him to do it again 15 years later.”

Six of Kershaw’s wins this season have come after losses, including four of his last five starts. Kershaw ended a four-game losing streak for the Dodgers with a seven-inning shutout against Cincinnati on June 8, but the Dodgers lost 10 of 14 games Tuesday.

Kershaw started 16 career games against the Angels, going 10-2 with a 1.99 ERA and going hitless until Drury doubled on Tuesday.

Renfro hit a double over the left-center wall, and Angels third base coach Bill Haselman brought the thick-legged Drury home.

Dodgers center fielder James Outman fired a shot at Rojas, and Rojas’ relay throw bounced to the first base side of the plate. Dodgers catcher Smith scored a nice scoop with his backhand, lunged at Drury, and caught the runner’s chest as Drury reached for the plate with his right hand.

Home base umpire Sean Barber ruled Drury safe, but after a lengthy replay review, the decision was overturned, ending the inning with the Angels’ conceded run canceled.

“I thought it was one of those plays that would work no matter what call was made,” Freeman said. “I think everyone on the field thought it would hold up. From the point of view of the

“I’m glad they did.”