Seager and Bellinger benefit from time off
SAN FRANCISCO — The receipt for Tuesday night, when Dodgers manager Dave Roberts chose to sit Corey Seager and Cody Bellinger, came Wednesday afternoon. Seager and Bellinger each delivered multihit performances to aid the offense in the Dodgers’ 6-1 victory over San Francisco.
Seager roped two singles, walked and scored twice. It was only his second game this month with more than one hit.
Bellinger smashed two doubles, including a twisting drive that outfielder Michael Morse could not track down. Bellinger had gone two for 12 in his previous four games.
“For me, as any manager, you want to play your best players every single game, and I get it,” Roberts said. “But there is something [to be said for] getting away from a major league game, and just sitting back and watching. And physically, as well. I think Corey showed a little bit more energy today, and Cody did, too.”
opposing lineup, he focused on driving his fastball inside and finishing at-bats with his off-speed pitches. He struck out the first two batters he faced. He did not allow a Giant to reach base until former Dodger Justin Ruggiano singled up the middle with one out in the fourth. Kershaw responded by inducing a double play when rookie Christian Arroyo pounded a curveball into the ground.
In the sixth, the Dodgers’ lead grew to five runs. Turner led off with a single. Cody Bellinger doubled. A walk by Chris Taylor loaded the bases. Yasiel Puig punched a fastball into left for a twoout, two-run single.
Kershaw protected the score with care. He used the slider to strike out slugger Maeda gets at least two weeks off
Dodgers starting pitcher Kenta Maeda will remain on the disabled list for another week, Roberts indicated.
The Dodgers set their rotation for a four-game series this weekend against Miami: Hyun-Jin Ryu on Thursday, Alex Wood on Friday, Julio Urias on Saturday and Brandon McCarthy on Sunday. After a day off Monday, Clayton Kershaw will start Tuesday against St. Louis. Maeda should follow him the day after.
“Sometime in that St. Louis series, we’ll get Kenta back in the rotation,” Roberts said.
Maeda was shut down because of tightness in his hamstring, a minor condition that did not prevent him from throwing 81⁄3 innings last week against Pittsburgh.
After a shoddy start to the season, Maeda has posted a 2.21 earned-run average in his last three outings.
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Michael Morse and outfielder Mac Williamson to end the fifth inning. When pinch-hitter Nick Hundley hit a two-out single in the sixth, Kershaw grounded out third baseman Eduardo Nunez on the next pitch. Nunez made soft contact against a slider.
After the game, a crowd gathered around Kershaw’s locker. It was difficult to hear — the clubhouse speaker system was blaring “Mask Off” by Future. Kershaw grabbed an iPad and lowered the volume. He excels, it appears, at cutting through the noise.
“It was a good day,” Kershaw said. “Good win. Needed it today, obviously.”