Behind dominant displays from Clayton Kershaw and Kenley Jansen, the Los Angeles Dodgers tied the National League Championship Series with a 1-0 Game 2 victory over the Chicago Cubs.
In the best postseason start of his career, Kershaw stifled the Cubs through seven spectacular innings. Although the ace only threw 84 pitches, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts pulled him for Kenley Jansen, who recorded a six-out save with four strikeouts.
Kyle Hendricks limited them to one run despite issuing four walks, but Adrian Gonzalez’s solo home run in the second inning proved all the offense Los Angeles needed.
Both sides combined for five hits in a quick game which lasted under three hours. After evening the series at 1-1, the Dodgers will now host the next three matchups, starting with Game 3 on Tuesday night.
FINAL SCORE: Dodgers 1 – 0 Cubs
W: Clayton Kershaw (7 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K)
L: Kyle Hendricks (5.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 5 K)
SV: Kenley Jansen (2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K)
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