After a pair of singles in the first inning, Stewart pumped a 95-mph fastball at the waist of All-Star third baseman Nolan Arenado. Before the game, the Dodgers completed a procedural maneuver that revealed the increasing probability that Kershaw will not pitch again this season. On Wednesday afternoon, hours before a 12-2 loss to the Colorado Rockies, Hill fired 52 pitches inside a Coors Field bullpen. “That was a real bad pitch,” Stewart said. As time ticks away on Clayton Kershaw and as the front office scrambles for solutions, the health of Hill has become imperative.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 04, 2016 01:24 UTC