"Obviously, it's a disappointing one," manager Don Mattingly said at the end of a day that started with him explaining why the coaching staff for a first-place team was shuffled with the hiring of Ron Roenicke to coach third base.
"We not only just got back in the game but got a big home run for A.J. [Ellis] and for us. And to just kind of give it right back was a little tough to swallow."
Ellis -- who also walked four times -- slugged a three-run homer in the eighth to put Kershaw in position to win.