Pen Implodes as Indians Lose to Kershaw and the Dodgers 7-5; Three Takeaways From the Loss

CLEVELAND – The Indians got a taste of the player that many feel is the best pitcher in baseball on Tuesday night, and oddly enough he wasn’t the biggest reason for the Indians 7-5 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Clayton Kershaw made a rare start at Progressvie Field, and on a night when it was hot and humid, he labored through seven hot innings, allowing a pair of Indians runs in a game that was tied entering the 8th inning.

That’s when the wheels quickly came off for the usually very good Indians pen, as Andrew Miller, Bryan Shaw, Dan Otero and Boone Logan all struggled, allowing five runs as the Dodgers took home game one of the three game set.

The big star for the Dodgers was rookie Cody Bellinger, who cracked a pair of homers in the victory, the last a three-run shot in the 9th to put to rest any doubt.

Here’s our three takeaways from the win for the Dodgers, and a loss for the Indians to drop them to 31-30 on the year.

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