Dodgers vs. Twins

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In his season debut for the Los Angeles Dodgers, ace hurler Clayton Kershaw took a perfect game into the seventh before being pulled, as he dominated the Minnesota Twins with 13 strikeouts in 21 batters.

Dave Roberts pulled the pitcher after 80 pitches. Alex Vesia gave up the first and only hit of Minnesota in the eighth.

The Twins' Dereck Rodriguez made his Twins debut in the eighth, when the three home runs were hit.

The Dodgers won a game the night before that was paused for 1 1/2 hours due to rain and ended after midnight after Max Muncy hit a solo home run in the ninth.

The Dodgers' ace started his 15th year with the team. The three-time NL Cy Young Award winner only needed 80 pitches. He struck out the side in the sixth and fanned every Twins batter at least once.

In the seventh,Urshela hit a sharp grounder up the middle with two outs that skidded under Kershaw's glove as he tried to backhand the ball, but second baseman Lux, who was to the left side of the base, reached the ball and made a spot

After missing more than two months with inflammation in his left forearm, the Dodgers' ace was placed fifth in the rotation out of the gate. He was given more time to build up strength in his arm because of the limited spring training schedule.

The Dodgers fans in attendance at the game at Minnesota were on their feet a lot as the anticipation and appreciation of the feat kept building. The no-hitter was thrown on June 18, 2014).

Vesia was booed when he was spotted jogging in from theReliever, with one of them sitting behind the plate yelling, "He had a perfect game!"

This was the 66th career double-digit strikeout game for the pitcher. The Twins were the 27th major league team he faced.

Less than a week after he was acquired in a trade with the Padres, Chris Paddack had a rough debut for the Twins. Paddack had six hits and three runs allowed.

The trainer's room.

The Twins decided to give Carlos Correa a rest and give Byron Buxton a turn at the plate as a result of the late night on Tuesday. He struck out three times.

Up next.

The Dodgers will host the Cincinnati Reds in the home opener on Friday at Dodger Stadium. The Reds will start LHP Reiver Sanmartin.

After an off day on Thursday, Joe Ryan (0-1, 3.50) takes the mound for the Twins on Friday in the first game of a four-game series against Boston. Nick Pivetta is a pitcher for the Red Sox.