Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw stifiles Pirates who are shutout in consecutive games
DODGERS 1 – PIRATES 0 A.J. Burnett allowed 4 hits and 1 run in 5 1/3 innings and Pirates relievers Jared Hughes, Mark Melancon, and Tony Watson combined to throw 2 2/3 scoreless innings in relief but it wasn’t enough for the Pirates who were shutout in consecutive games, losing to the Los Angeles Dodgers (3-2) 1-0 on Saturday night. To no surprise the Pirates (1-4) were unable to solve Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw who pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and striking out nine and walking one. At times it looked like Kershaw was facing minor league hitters. The Pirates managed just two hits overall in the game and remain stuck at scoring just six runs on the