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Kennedy takes tough loss as bats baffled in LA

Bolsinger, the rotation replacement for the injured Brandon McCarthy, allowed a single to Yangervis Solarte to lead off the game, then retired the next 23 batters. He is 3-0 with an 0.71 ERA after opening the season at Triple-A. Kenley Jansen got the save, pitching in back-to-back games for the first time since February foot surgery.

"I'm not sure how many curveballs he threw, but he threw a lot of them. He threw them at the top of the zone, he threw them at the bottom of the zone, threw them in and away.