Dodgers Pull Kershaw As Cubs Sweep

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Published on May 5 2021 6:06 am
Last Updated on May 5 2021 7:16 am

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw was pulled after just one inning in L.A.’s 7-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs Tuesday, in what was the shortest start of his 14-year career.

Kershaw, a three-time National League Cy Young Award winner, gave up four runs, facing nine batters in a 39-pitch inning.

The loss was the first of two by L.A. to the Cubs in a day-night doubleheader.

Major League Baseball has suspended Cincinnati Red pitcher Amir Garrett for seven games for “inciting a benches-clearing incident” Saturday against the Chicago Cubs. Garrett is appealing.

The incident began when Garrett yelled from the mound and beat his chest after striking out Anthony Rizzo in the eighth inning.

Cubs player Javier Baez yelled at him from the dugout, Garrett shouted back, and Baez got out of the dugout and gestured for Garrett to come toward him. The benches cleared, but no punches were thrown. Garrett and Baez were also fined. 

 

Atlanta Pitcher Hits Grand Slam

Atlanta pitcher Huascar YnoaH hit a grand slam Tuesday night and pitched for seven innings, only giving up a single unearned run, in the Braves’ 6-1 victory over the Washington Nationals.

Ynoa hit his grand slam in the sixth inning, the first by a pitcher since the Cincinnati Reds’ Anthony Desclaf Ani in June 2018. Ynoa also hit a home run in his last start and is batting .385. 

 

Minor League Season Begins

The minor league baseball season began for the first time in two years Tuesday, after all of the 2020 season was wiped out due to the pandemic. But there are now fewer teams, with Major League Baseball having eliminated 40 of them as it streamlined the minors.

All 30 major league teams now have four levels of minor league affiliates: low-A, high-A, Double-A and Triple-A. Additionally, rules experiments are being tried out by MLB at every minor league level, as well as in the independent Atlantic League.

 


Major League Baseball

Tuesday, May 4 Scoreboard

Chicago Cubs 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 (F/7)

Chicago  Cubs 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3

Chicago White Sox 9, Cincinnati 0

New York Yankees 7, Houston 3

San Francisco 12, Colorado 4 (F/7)

Miami 9, Arizona 3

Atlanta 6, Washington 1

Philadelphia 6, MIlwaukee 5

Boston 11, Detroit 7

Texas 6, Minnesota 3 (F/10)

Cleveland 7, Kansas City 3

Colorado 8, San Francisco 6 (F/7)

Tampa Bay 8, Los Angeles Angels 3

Oakland 4, Toronto 1

Seattle 5, Baltimore 2

Pittsburgh 2, San Diego 1

 

Wednesday, May 5 Schedule (All Times Central)

Chicago White Sox at Cincinnati, 11:35 a.m.

San Francisco at Colorado, 2:10 p.m.

Baltimore at Seattle, 2:40 p.m.

New York Mets at St. Louis, 4:15 p.m.

Arizona at Miami, 5:40 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Cincinnati, 5:40 p.m.

Atlanta at Washington, 6:05 p.m.

Houston at New York Yankees, 6:05 p.m.

Milwaukee at Philadelphia, 6:05 p.m.

Detroit at Boston, 6:10 p.m.

Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago Cubs, 6:30 p.m.

Texas at Minnesota, 6:40 p.m.

Cleveland at Kansas City, 7:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh at San Diego, 7:10 p.m.

New York  Mets at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Los Angeles Angels, 8:38 p.m.

Toronto at Oakland, 8:40 p.m.