Mattingly laughed off any suggestion that kershaw might be tipping his pitches from the stretch or that the cardinals were stealing signs.
Kershaw on mattingly.
Kershaw 15 7 had nine strikeouts while yielding six hits and three runs over five innings.
Kershaw is 25 years old at the height of his powers.
He doesn t ever want to come out.
Nonetheless don mattingly pulled an audible and decided to start kershaw over ricky nolasco in game 4 on monday night.
I love the decision.
We just had to try to score down three runs mattingly said.
If it was up to him i m sure he d want to.
He does the same thing all year long mattingly said.
Mattingly said it was the coaching staff s decision to shut down kershaw.
Between innings kershaw was seen in the dodgers dugout having an animated discussion with mattingly.
I was surprised when he the umpire came out there perez said.
He also had a vehement discussion with mattingly after the manager pinch hit for kershaw who had his.
Mattingly came out to argue with barry and kershaw who did not pitch sunday was ejected by first base umpire laz diaz apparently for yelling from the bench.
While kershaw s pinch hitter austin barnes didn t record a hit the dodgers did erupt for a six run frame to take the lead for good.
With three starts remaining in the regular and who knows how many in the postseason and probably on short rest the dodgers need to do everything they can to keep their soon to be three time cy young award winner as fresh as possible.
It was the 15th career ejection for mattingly the third this season and the third career ejection for kershaw.
His 21 rbis lead in the category was the most in the american league since al.