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Christian Arroyo creates a memory, but Kershaw too much for Giants

SAN FRANCISCO – Christian Arroyo narrowed his eyes and started his hands.

He had faced Clayton Kershaw plenty of times, but that version was an assemblage of pixels and 32-bit color. Here he was in full flesh, his jaw relaxed, descending into that bunny-hop delivery. Arroyo was not awestruck, nor was he keen to browse.

The 21-year-old rookie with the thick shock of hair made his first major league hit a whistling single off a three-time Cy Young Award winner, creating a memory in the first inning for a sellout crowd amid the Giants’ 2-1 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers Tuesday night.