MAJOR LEAGUE STANDINGS
LOS ANGELES — Bailey Ober allowed one run in six innings, Kyle Farmer homered and drove in three runs, and the Minnesota Twins beat Los Angeles 5-1 on Tuesday night as Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw took the mound three days after the death of his mother.
Marianne Tombaugh died Saturday, according to Ellen Kershaw. The pitcher’s wife made the announcement that day during the dedication of a refurbished youth baseball field supported by his charity foundation.
Kershaw (6-3) struck out seven in four innings, but faced constant traffic. The left-hander allowed seven hits, one walk and hit a batter.
“It was just a matter that I didn’t have good stuff. That happens from time to time for whatever reason,” said Kershaw, who suffered his first loss at home in nearly two years. “They put good at-bats on me the whole night. I wasn’t able to have any quick innings.”
Kershaw thanked everyone who reached out. There was some thought that Kershaw might go on the bereavement list after this start, but said he would be able to take the mound for his next scheduled start next week in St. Louis.
“It’s been humbling to see how many people have reached out, and I’m thankful for that. She was a great lady,” Kershaw said.
Manager Dave Roberts
AMERICAN LEAGUE
East Division
W L
32 11
27 15
24 18
25 19
23 20
Central Division
W L
24 19
19 21
19 22
15 28
13 31
West Division
W L
26 16
23 19
22 21
21 21
10 34
Tuesday’s Results
American League
Baltimore 7, L.A. Angels 3
Boston 9, Seattle 4
N.Y. Yankees 6, Toronto 3
Chicago White Sox 8, Cleveland 3
National League
Miami 5, Washington 4
Milwaukee 3, St. Louis 2
Cincinnati 3, Colorado 1
San Francisco 4, Philadelphia 3
Interleague
Detroit 4, Pittsburgh 0
Tampa Bay 8, N.Y. Mets 5
Texas 7, Atlanta 4
Houston 7, Chicago Cubs 3
Kansas City 5, San Diego 4
Minnesota 5, L.A. Dodgers 1
Oakland 9, Arizona 8, 12 innings
Today’s Games (HST)
American League
L.A. Angels (Canning 2-1) at Baltimore (Bradish 1-1), 12:35 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Cole 5-0)
(Bassitt 5-2), 1:07 p.m.
Seattle (Gonzales 3-0) at Boston (Bello 2-1), 1:10 p.m.
Cleveland (Battenfield 0-4) at Chicago White Sox (Clevinger 2-3), 2:10 p.m.
National League
Cincinnati (Ashcraft 2-1) at Colorado (Gomber 3-4), 9:10 a.m.
Tampa Bay Baltimore Toronto New York Boston
Minnesota Detroit Cleveland Chicago Kansas City
Texas Houston Los Angeles Seattle Oakland
Pct GB .744 — .643 4½ .571 7½ .568 7½ .535 9
Pct GB .558 — .475 3½ .463 4 .349 9 .295 11½
Pct GB .619 — .548 3 .512 4½ .500 5 .227 17 at Toronto
sensed after the second inning that Kershaw wasn’t himself. The Dodgers were hoping their ace could go at least six after they went through most of their bullpen in a 12-inning win Monday night. Kershaw though was at 90 pitches when he
NATIONAL LEAGUE
East Division
W L
Atlanta 26 16
Miami 21 21
Philadelphia 20 22
New York 20 23
Washington 18 24
Central Division
W L
24 18
22 20
19 23
19 23
17 26
West Division
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 27 16 .628 — Arizona 24 19 .558 3 San Diego 20 23 .465 7 San Francisco 19 23 .452 7½ Colorado 18 25 .419 9
Philadelphia (Walker 3-2) at San Francisco (Stripling 0-2), 9:45 a.m.
Washington (Gore 3-2)
(Cabrera 2-3), 12:40 p.m.
Milwaukee (Burnes 4-2) at St. Louis (Liberatore 0-0), 1:45 p.m.
Interleague
Pittsburgh (Hill 3-3) at Detroit (Rodriguez 4-2), 7:10 a.m.
Minnesota (Gray 4-0) at L.A. Dodgers (May 4-1), 9:10 a.m.
Arizona (Nelson 1-2) at Oakland (Medina 0-2), 9:37 a.m.
Kansas City (TBD) at San Diego (Darvish 2-2), 10:10 a.m.
Tampa Bay (Fleming 0-0) at N.Y. Mets (Senga 4-2), 1:10 p.m.
Atlanta (Strider 4-1) at Texas (Eovaldi 5-2), 2:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Smyly 4-1) at Houston (France 1-0), 2:10 p.m.
Thursday’s Games (HST)
American League
L.A. Angels at Baltimore, 6:35 a.m. Cleveland at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 a.m.
N.Y. Yankees at Toronto, 1:07 p.m.
National League
Washington at Miami, 7:10 a.m.
L.A. Dodgers at St. Louis, 1:45 p.m.
Interleague
Tampa Bay at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 a.m.
Milwaukee Pittsburgh Chicago Cincinnati St. Louis
Pct GB .619 — .500 5 .476 6 .465 6½ .429 8
Pct GB .571 — .524 2 .452 5 .452 5 .395 7½ at
Miami
left after four.
“After the second inning he was more agitated and not in rhythm. You could see his frustration even with that. That agitation isn’t kind of typical for him,” Roberts said. “A little bit for me I thought he was fighting himself and couldn’t get into a rhythm. In the fourth inning, the sharpness of the slider wasn’t there.”
Ober (3-0) allowed one run on six hits and struck out six as Minnesota snapped an 11-game losing streak to Los Angeles.
The Twins got their leadoff batter aboard four times and converted that into runs three times.
Farmer extended his hitting streak to nine games with an RBI single in the first inning. The third baseman then extended the lead to four runs in the ninth with a two-run shot to left-center.
Willi Castro had two hits, including an RBI single in the fourth, and had two stolen bases for the AL Central-leading Twins, who have won five of their last seven games.
“We played aggressively all the way around today,” Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said. “We had a lot of excellent at-bats. They were ultimately productive. When you get Kershaw out of the game after four innings, you are doing something right.”
Freddie Freeman had two hits for the Dodgers, who had their six-game winning streak snapped. Freeman also accounted for the NL West leaders’ only run in the fifth inning when Twins center fielder Michael A. Taylor was unable to make a play on a bloop single. That drove in Miguel Rojas as Los Angeles closed within 3-1.