Dodgers Notes: Blake Snell Dominates LA and Praises Clayton Kershaw, Joe Kelly Returns, Walker Buehler Breaks Silence
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It was a tough day at the ballpark for the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday as they fell to the San Diego Padres 6-1 in large part due to six shutout innings from Padres ace Blake Snell.
In other news, Snell had very high praise for Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, calling the ability to watch the future Hall of Famer a "blessing."
Also, relief pitcher Joe Kelly returned after a month-long stint on the injured list due to right forearm inflammation. Although he didn't perform well in his trip back to an MLB mound -- giving up two runs on two hits and two walks in just 2/3rds of an inning -- the fact that Kelly's back before the postseason is good news for a Dodger bullpen in much need of depth.
You can read about all that and more Dodgers news below!
The Top Headlines from Inside The Dodgers
- Padres Blake Snell Calls Ability To Watch Clayton Kershaw Pitch a "Blessing"
- Kyle Hurt Optioned After Impressive MLB Debut, Joe Kelly Returns
- Freddie Freeman Trailing Only Lou Gehrig in Incredible All-Time Stat
- Dave Roberts Praises Kyle Hurt After Impressive MLB Debut
- Former Dodgers Fan Favorite Put on Waivers by Division Rival
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- Walker Buehler Reveals Why He Decided to Shut Down Return This Season
- Clayton Kershaw Bullpen Session Went Well, Finally Ready to Make Start
- LA Among Top Landing Spots for Japanese Star Yoshinobu Yamamoto
- Dave Roberts Believes Freddie Freeman Deserves More MVP Love
Dodgers Tweets of the Day
Emme and her dad. 💙
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) September 14, 2023
It’s Dave Roberts Bobblehead Night presented by Mastercard! pic.twitter.com/55Ech1bRD2
Ryan Pepiot made two bad 0-2 pitches, but outside of those had a very solid start against the Padres:
— Noah Camras (@noahcamras) September 14, 2023
6 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 14 Whiffs
If Pepiot can limit/eliminate those mistakes he'll have a strong case for a starting spot this postseason. He's my No. 3 starter right now
Yes - so we never have to face him any more….. this is painful https://t.co/qnNetbB2SX
— Gary Lee (@mrgarylee) September 14, 2023