By Jon Weisman

After crusing through the first two innings on 21 pitches tonight, Clayton Kershaw got himself in some trouble. He allowed an infield single to short by Joaquin Arias and then a solid single to left by Gregor Blanco — and then, with the count 0-2 on pitcher Tim Hudson, Kershaw’s second balk of the season put both runners in scoring position.

Then came this:

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Kershaw nearly escaped trouble completely when Hunter Pence then hit a slow grounder to third, but Juan Uribe’s throw home was a hair late to nab Arias.

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A single by Joe Panik loaded the bases, but Kershaw induced a 5-4-3 double play from Buster Posey to end the inning.

The Dodgers had runners at the corners in the second inning and on third in the third, but trailed after three innings, 1-0.