Matt Kemp Suspended 1 Day For 'Scuffle' With Texas Catcher
Kemp is appealing his suspension, making him available for Los Angeles' game against San Francisco.
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Kemp is appealing his suspension, making him available for Los Angeles' game against San Francisco.
Dodgers starter Kenta Maeda allowed two runs and five hits in five innings while facing the Rangers for the first time in his career.
Max Muncy homered in his third straight game.
Charlie Culberson had three hits for Atlanta against his former team.
Nick Markakis singled off Walker Buehler in the fifth to break up a perfect game.
Buehler was perfect through four innings against the Atlanta Braves and still cruising with one out in the sixth.
Left-handed pitcher Edward Paredes was also called up from Triple-A Oklahoma City.
Pedro Baez (3-3) picked up the win by getting six outs — the most by any of the pitchers Roberts summoned from the bullpen.
Kemp practically kept Los Angeles in it by himself. He boosted his National League-leading batting average to .353 after going 3 for 4
Manager Dave Roberts called the decision to send Baez down difficult, adding that while Baez took the news like a professional, he was also upset.
The Dodgers have won four straight and 14 of 18 to pull back to .500 for the first time since April 24.
Early in the game, the Dodgers rallied from five down to sweep the three-game series at Coors Field
Matt Kemp kept up his torrid hitting against Colorado by lining a cutter from reliever Bryan Shaw (2-4) for a two-run homer to break open a tight game.
Yasiel Puig had a big night by matching a career high with four hits, including a two-run homer in the ninth that made it a four-run game.
Kershaw is 1-4 this season with a 2.76 ERA spanning eight starts.
