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SAN FRANCISCO - Gabe Kapler was succinct after this one. • Starting pitcher Nick Pivetta lasted just four innings and issued a pair of leadoff walks that became runs. The Phillies are just 2-4 over their last six games. Continue to Article

June 02, 2018 2:50:am EST

Brandon Belt was removed before the top of the third because of a stomach illness, but the Giants wouldn't need their best hitter to top the Phillies. - Stratton got five strikeouts on his curveball, a pitch that appeared to abandon him for much of a rough May. Per Inside Edge, Stratton allowed an MLB-worst slugging percentage of .875 on breaking balls in May. The curveball was much better Friday and helped him put Phillies away as he got ahead in counts. Continue to Article

June 02, 2018 1:13:am EST

SAN FRANCISCO - An important month of June got off to a poor start for the Phillies on Friday night. Phillies hitters set a dubious club record in the game. It was the sixth straight game that Phillies hitters had struck out 10 or more times, a franchise record. Continue to Article

June 02, 2018 1:06:am EST

The Los Angeles Dodgers placed Clayton Kershaw (lower back strain) on the 10-day disabled list on Friday, one day after activating him to start Thursday's game against the Philadelphia Phillies. The left-handed Kershaw departed after five innings against Philadelphia due to lower back discomfort. The three-time National League Cy Young Award winner is scheduled to undergo an MRI exam to determine the severity. Continue to Article

June 01, 2018 9:29:pm EST

The Dodgers have placed Clayton Kershaw on the 10-day disabled list with a lower back strain, the team announced. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said he expects Kershaw to be out for at least a month. A MRI showed no "structural damage" to the disks in Kershaw's back. Continue to Article

June 01, 2018 6:38:pm EST