Giants at Dodgers
Clayton Kershaw looks to avenge his lone setback of the season when the Los Angeles Dodgers host the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday for the second contest of their four-game series. The ace left-hander lost in San Francisco on June 7 despite giving up only two runs and six hits over seven innings.
Kershaw will be looking to help the Dodgers rebound from Monday's 3-2 loss in the series opener as the Giants evened the season series at five wins apiece. Max Muncy homered for the fifth time in eight games and recorded two of Los Angeles' five hits. San Francisco registered only three hits on Monday but won for the fifth time in six contests, with Brandon Crawford's two-run double being the big hit. Buster Posey, who just returned from a hamstring injury, sat out the opener but is expected to be in the lineup versus Kershaw, against whom he is batting .231 with three homers in 108 career at-bats.
TV: 10:10 p.m. ET, NBCS Bay Area (San Francisco), SportsNet LA (Los Angeles)
PITCHING MATCHUP: Dodgers RH Shaun Anderson (2-1, 3.97 ERA) vs. Dodgers LH Clayton Kershaw (6-1, 3.13)
Anderson defeated San Diego in his last turn as he gave up two runs and four hits over six innings. The 24-year-old has allowed two earned runs in four of his six major-league starts and has worked at least six frames in each of his last three turns. Anderson registered a career-best six strikeouts against the Padres and has recorded 22 against 11 walks in 34 innings.
Kershaw defeated the Chicago Cubs in his last turn as he gave up three runs and seven hits over six innings. The 31-year-old matched his season high of eight strikeouts against Chicago and his two walks marked his second-highest total in 11 outings this season. Kershaw is 22-11 with a 1.72 ERA and 0.85 WHIP in 46 career appearances (45 starts) against the Giants and has dominated Brandon Belt (4-for-56, 29 strikeouts) and Crawford (6-for-45).
WALK-OFFS
1. Giants 1B Pablo Sandoval (right hand) departed after five innings on Monday due to being stepped on by Muncy as he stretched to catch a low throw at first.
2. Los Angeles 2B-OF Enrique Hernandez went 0-for-4 on Monday and is 5-for-37 over his last 10 contests.
3. San Francisco OF Kevin Pillar was hitless in four at-bats in the series opener after going 7-for-16 with two homers over the previous four games.