Jake Arrieta had been building toward this moment. He’d come achingly close to holding opponents hitless three times last year in a breakout season with the Chicago Cubs.
Madison Bumgarner acknowledged that hitting a home run off Clayton Kershaw was a little out of the ordinary.
Adrian Gonzalez insists he’s no home run hitter, even if his current power surge suggests otherwise.
(AP) — For the second straight time, the lefty generally acknowledged as the best pitcher in baseball was no match for a team that’s made a habit of coming alive this time of the year.
Hyun-Jin Ryu unleashed a full bottle of bubbly over the head of A.J. Ellis.
“It never gets old,” the catcher said. “I love how cold it is.”