The Cubs score four times in the first inning against Kershaw, who then gets pulled after 39 pitches in a 7-1 loss
The force was not strong in this one. Clayton Kershaw allowed four runs and threw 39 pitches in the first inning of Tuesday’s doubleheader and the Dodgers went on to lose 7-1 in the seven-inning game against the Cubs at Wrigley Field in Chicago. The 39 pitches in the first inning were the most Kershaw has ever thrown in the opening inning of a start – and he didn’t stick around to throw any more. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts pulled Kershaw after one inning, the shortest start of Kershaw’s major-league career. His previous shortest start – 1 1/3 innings at home against the Milwaukee Brewers – also came on May the Fourth in 2010. Kershaw and the Dodgers’ offense each came into Tuesday’s doubleheader on good rolls.
