Los Angeles Times

Dodgers 4, San Francisco 0

- — Mike DiGiovanna

AT THE PLATE: Justin Turner doubled over in pain after being hit in the back of the left hand by a Johnny Cueto pitch in the first, a scary sight for a third baseman who broke his left wrist when he was hit by a pitch in the spring of 2018 and missed the first six weeks of that season. Turner remained in the game and hit a two-run homer in the third before departing in the fourth. Turner said X-rays on the hand were negative.

ON THE MOUND: An interestin­g night for Clayton Kershaw had nothing to do with his three scoreless innings, in which he allowed two hits, struck out four, walked none and threw 43 pitches, 25 for strikes. After Turner was hit by a pitch in the first, Kershaw hit Giants catcher Rob Brantly with a pitch in the second. Giants third base coach Ron Wotus said something to Kershaw after the half-inning, and umpire Tom Woodring quickly stepped between the two before escorting Kershaw off the field. “He was upset that I hit him,” Kershaw said of Wotus. “That’s fine, it’s part of the game, he’s allowed to be upset. I moved on from there.” Woodring then issued warnings to both benches, a rarity for a spring training game. “There’s a first time for everything,” Kershaw said. Pedro Baez, Joe Kelly and Scott Alexander threw scoreless innings with two strikeouts, and Brusdar Graterol struck out two in a scoreless ninth, his fastball touching 99 mph.

EXTRA BASES: Cody Bellinger sat out his second straight game because of a “knot” in his back, but manager Dave Roberts said the slugger will return to the lineup Thursday.

UP NEXT: Right-hander Walker Buehler is scheduled to start against Oakland right-hander Mike Fiers at HoHoKam Park in Mesa, Ariz. TV: SportsNet LA, noon PST.

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