Clayton Kershaw gets pulled in the 5th and is not happy about it, a breakdown
What Happened
Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers takes the mound in the fifth inning, his team leading by a slim margin. The veteran left-hander has been dominant this season, but today he is struggling to put away hitters. Kevin Pillar of the San Francisco Giants works a grueling 12-pitch at-bat, fouling off pitch after pitch until finally drawing a walk. This forces Dodgers manager Dave Roberts to remove Kershaw from the game, much to the dismay of the future Hall of Famer. As Kershaw walks off the mound, he is clearly frustrated, kicking the dugout and throwing his hat to the ground in disgust. This is the first time this season that Kershaw has failed to complete the fifth inning and he is upset about being pulled after just 99 pitches. Kershaw had allowed only five earned runs all season prior to this outing, but now he has given up three runs in just four innings of work. With Kershaw out of the game, the Dodgers' bullpen must now try to preserve the slim lead. They intentionally walk Buster Posey of the Giants to set up a potential double play, but the next batter, Brandon Belt, crushes a three-run home run to give San Francisco the lead. Kershaw watches anxiously from the dugout, his frustration evident as his team's advantage has slipped away. "I just think everyone's gonna be a righty at all times," Kershaw says ruefully, referring to his left-handed pitching motion as he expressed his disappointment in the dugout. The usually stoic Kershaw is uncharacteristically emotional, kicking the dugout and throwing his hat in a rare display of visible frustration. Despite Kershaw's early exit, the Dodgers ultimately rally to win the game, but the star pitcher's uncharacteristic display of emotion underscores the high stakes and intense pressure that comes with being one of the game's all-time greats. As Kershaw walks off the mound, he knows that even on an off day, the weight of his team's fortunes rests squarely on his broad shoulders.
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the Dodgers have some stuff going on
that they don't want to talk about or
maybe they're talking about too much
Clayton Kershaw and Ryu are both
faltering and maybe it's the perfect
time to falter maybe not but Kershaw he
gets one guy on in the fifth inning no
outs and then Pilar is just giving him a
hell of an at-bat can't get him out
can't get any swing and miss stuff just
taking the balls and fouling off
anything close to the zone he's a 12
pitch at-bat it's a hell of an effort by
Pilar that's gonna knock Kershaw out of
the game it took them from 99 minus 12
however many pitches that is okay catch
my breath catch my breath
yo you know just throw a pickoff I'm
pretty tired still Clayton Kershaw
alright and there's the walk and that
gets them to 99 pitches and Roberts is
like well that's it this is the first
time he's not going to complete the
fifth inning this season he's not happy
about it can't believe it
he says already why he's all year at 99
pitches looks at it not happy walking
off he hadn't allowed five earned runs
all season he did that to start before
this he had it not finished the fifth he
just did that here kicks the Gator and I
thought he was kicking the Conquer he's
gonna stub his toe so worried for him
and then throws the Hat down lefty he is
a lefty so that's why he threw it down
lefty but still blows my mind I just him
so rightist I just think everyone's
gonna be a righty at all times he threw
his that left he know he's a sad guy sad
guy hoping the two guys that he let on
don't score uh-oh no never mind nice
play good job the Dodgers that's one out
but now both of his runs are in scoring
position that scares him a little bit
they intentionally walk Buster Posey so
the ground balls in play and now he's
like oh [ __ ] oh boy okay don't let my
run score help me out here help me out
here Oh
absolute bomb both run-scorer Kershaw
gives up three earned runs in four
innings pitch couldn't get an out in the
fifth one of his worst outings and he's
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