Last night was a brutal game to watch. The Giants put eight men on base against but couldn't push one across the plate against him. Kershaw had good stuff last night, but he wasn't perfect and the Giants were able to hit some balls hard but they wasted their best opportunities against the tough lefty.

Three times the Giants had two runners on base and each time they failed to capitalize. If they score some runs in one of these spots, this game could have turned out much differently and instead, it was a demoralizing blowout.

The Giants went 0-5 with a double play and a strikeout with runners in scoring position and when the team fails to have an extra base hit until the bottom of the ninth, that is a recipe for being shut down. If you are looking for a silver lining, the Giants did do better at working Kershaw's pitch count to try to get to the Dodger bullpen. Getting some timely hits would have helped more, though.

On another note, at least had a good game. Plus, it would be pretty awesome if he hit the 64 homers he is on pace for.

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This must be what the opposing teams feel like after they have faced the Giants on a regular basis.

was downright nasty last night, as he mowed down the Giants offense. He used primarily a 93-95 mph fastball to get ahead of hitters and then threw a wicked slider that turned the entire Giants lineup into .

Last night was a gem and as much as it pains me to say, the better pitcher won (not that did poorly and deserved the loss; he just wasn't as good as Kershaw). He scattered four hits, all of them singles and none hit particularly hard (except for the long fly ball out that hit) while striking out nine Giants against only one walk.

I hate him because he is a Dodger, but man he is good and exciting to watch. Last night was a fun game to sit back and enjoy even if the result wasn't what I wanted. It's great to see real baseball again. I tip my hat to Kershaw and the Dodgers and hope for a better result tonight.

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