Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw throws to the plate during the third inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs on June 27, 2021 (June 28 in Manila) in Los Angeles. "To have a full crowd of Dodgers fans again, I missed it, and it's awesome," Kershaw said. Kershaw and the Dodgers are surging forward again after a week began with few steps backward for the defending World Series champions. Kershaw racked up a season-high 13 strikeouts over eight dominant innings, and Zach McKinstry hit a grand slam in the second inning of Los Angeles' 7-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday (Monday in Manila). Kershaw (9-7) yielded four hits while flummoxing the Cubs with his slider, recording his highest strikeout total in a regular-season game since July 2017 and getting a season-high 26 swings and misses.

Source: Manila Times June 28, 2021 14:41 UTC