The Dodgers took a 4-2 lead into the eighth inning but their bullpen struggles continued. The White Sox scored six times in the final two innings.
LOS ANGELES – June gloom continues to hang thickly over the Dodgers’ bullpen.
Clayton Kershaw was less than his best but still left after six innings with a 4-2 lead. The left-hander gave up six hits, walked the No. 9 hitter twice but only gave up the two runs on solo home runs by Jake Burger and Luis Robert Jr. by holding the White Sox to 0 for 6 with runners in scoring position.
Alex Vesia replaced Almonte and hit the first batter he faced, Andrew Benintendi, with his fourth pitch. He struck out Yasmani Grandal but threw a wild pitch that allowed Benintendi to move into scoring position. The Dodgers have spent the past month trying to out-hit their pitching problems. Over their 24 games before Wednesday, they had averaged 6.2 runs per game and were held under five just five times.
Clevinger allowed just one hit through four scoreless innings before giving up back-to-back singles to start the fifth. He was on his way to working out of that jam, getting back-to-back first-pitch foul pop outs from Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman then getting ahead of J.D. Martinez 1-and-2.
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