Cubs vs. Dodgers Game Highlights (6/27/21) | MLB Highlights

Always appointment viewing when you can watch the eight-time all-star and three-time Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw on the mound. His place in baseball history is secure. The 0-2 Contreras strikes out swinging, so Kershaw's off to a good start. On the year Kershaw, in 94 innings, has struck out now a hundred and twelve, walking only 17. All right, had to throw him four strikes to strike him out. A pair of punch-outs in a 1-2-3 start to the ball game. Advert Al-Zilai on the mound for Chicago tonight. 26-year-old, still rookie right-hander, four wins and six losses. He's got a heavy two-seater. 1-0 pitch to Mookie Betts. Out to center field. Mariznyk was fooled a little bit by the sunshine, but ends up making the catch. On a 1-2 pitch, a comebacker for Al-Zilai. That'll turn into an easy inning-ending double play. Nothing despite the one-out walk. Clayton Kershaw back to work, and a scoreless start to the night. Still 0-2. Doubled up on the slider, back foot, got him. That is classic Clayton Kershaw. Got it. One of those days for Clayton Kershaw. Bases loaded with nobody out, and a huge opportunity for Zach McKinstry early in the ball game. 1-1. McKinstry swings and sends it ball to deep right field. Peterson back. Rookie versus rookie, and the hitter wins. A grand slam for Zach McKinstry. 4-0 Dodgers. Two balls and no strikes to Bellinger, the eighth Dodger to bat in the inning. Peterson backing up, feeling for the wall, and that one's gone. The walk-off. Yesterday, a two-run shot here in the second, and the Dodgers have a half a dozen on the board. It is 6-0. Two balls and two strikes to Eric Sogard. Patrick Wisdom aboard on a leadoff base hit. First base runner against Kershaw, but that's his fifth strikeout of the night already. No balls, two strikes. Ball strike three, inside corner, six strikeouts for Kershaw. Two out. Roberts smile. A pitch the Dodger manager has been lobbying for increased usage by the eight-time All-Star. And Alzalai gets a call on a pitch that missed the plate. A couple of curveballs here late from Kershaw, and he strikes out Bryant with the slider. Eight strikeouts for Kershaw. Two outs, here's Baez, the Cubs cleanup hitter. Well, Javi Baez has got him. Off the end of the bat, still strong enough to take Kershaw opposite field. Baez, 18th of the year, and the Cubs are on the board in the fourth. Small victory for Chicago to score with two out in the inning. They're gonna have to settle with the one, however, as Kershaw's out of any further trouble. Dance on three and two, and Betts strikes out swinging. Tommy Nance bid for a one-two-three inning comes to an end as Justin Turner sends one into right center field. Turner heading into second with a two-out double. Big curveball strikes out Patrick Wisdom. Ten for Clayton Kershaw. Good morning, good afternoon, good night, and Clayton Kershaw has tied a season high with 11 strikeouts tonight. 1-1 to Chris Taylor. Chopper to third. Nice barehanded pick by Sogard. And Sogard with a bare hand gets down, measures it, and then throws across his body. A nice pickup for Wisdom on the back end. Taking a base hit away from Taylor. The Dodgers are challenging the call at first base. Wisdom on the receiving end. Oh boy, it looks like the Dodgers are going to win that one, too. Despite the great play by Sogard, good play by Wisdom on the receiving end as well. Yeah, I think he beat it out. Ball's overturned and Lux is safe on an infield single. Taylor is safe rather on an infield single. A couple of really good breaking balls from Tommy Nance. Strikeout McKinstry. There are two away. And the 3-2 curveball locks up Barnes. No damage despite the single, the wild pitch, and the stolen base. Still 6-1 L.A. Doing that at the age of 33 in his 14th season, and that slider has been filthy tonight. Time Cy Young Award winner. One pitch to Mookie Betts out to right field. Bryant lays out and it's past him. He's thinking about three. Infield comes in. Play a shift on for Bellinger. Bellinger sends a high fly ball out to right. That's going to be more than enough to tag and score Betts. 7-1 L.A. on Bellinger's third RBI of the night. A chopper. Turner makes the play at second and gets the throw to first and time to double off Peterson. Roberts made it all the way home on a ground ball just inside the third base. Against the Cubs in 2003. As Wisdom strikes out the 13th strikeout victim for Kershaw and the first out of the inning. Most strikeouts since July 9th, 2017 against Kansas City. Clayton Kershaw going over the 100 pitch mark for the fourth time in his 17 starts this year. And on pitch 101 a ground ball that will retire the side. 13 strikeouts for Clayton Kershaw tonight. 12 via the breaking ball. That's the most by any starter on a breaking ball this year. He has been phenomenal this evening in eight innings of work. It is all about number 22 tonight. All for Los Angeles.