You can learn a lot about a player by the way he handles adversity.
Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw put on a clinic in that regard on Thursday afternoon, pitching eight innings of one-run ball and striking out 10 in L.A.’s 2-1, 10-inning win over the Atlanta Braves.

Mike Trout knew what he was doing wrong. He was getting his left foot down too late, which caused his stride to lengthen and his timing to suffer. It was merely a matter of implementing an adjustment into the games, and now, it seems, he is.

The Dodgers’ deep bullpen has been a big reason for their first-place standing in the National League West. But as play began Thursday afternoon, that depth was in jeopardy of taking a temporary hit, with righty reliever Pedro Baez dealing with a possible concussion and right-hander Louis Coleman placed on the bereavement list.

Clayton Kershaw escaped multiple threats and Matt Wisler overcame most of the defensive mistakes made behind him. But after these two starting pitchers set the tone at Turner Field on Thursday afternoon, Yasmani Grandal provided a 10th-inning double that allowed the Dodgers to claim a 2-1, 10-inning win over the Braves.

Every lineup, every day, as they are made public by the clubs.

Backed by a nice escape from the bullpen in the bottom of the seventh and a go-ahead, two-out, RBI double by Steven Souza Jr. in the eighth, the Rays rallied to a 12-8 victory over the Red Sox on Thursday afternoon at Fenway Park.

Nationals slugger Bryce Harper torments no pitcher as often as he has hit Marlins starter Tom Koehler, whom Harper has the most career home runs against.

Through 14 games, the Mets have shifted just 55 times, also according to Fangraphs data. That ranks 28th in the Majors, with a specific reason for it. The Mets throw really, really, really hard.

Jered Weaver kept the White Sox offense off-balance for seven innings, and Mike Trout launched a two-run homer in the fifth to give the Angels a 3-2 victory Thursday at U.S. Cellular Field and a split of this four-game series.

Robinson Cano wasted no time against Indians closer Cody Allen. Seattle’s second baseman scorched a first-pitch fastball in the 10th inning on Thursday, sending it into the center-field bushes at Progressive Field to propel the Mariners to a 10-7 win over Cleveland.

A rough week on the Padres’ injury front got worse Thursday, as the club placed left-hander Robbie Erlin on the 15-day disabled list with a left-elbow strain

Tyler Skaggs is three starts into what he hopes is a brief stint with Triple-A Salt Lake, coming off a 3 2/3-inning outing on Wednesday and looking to complete five innings his next time out on Monday.

Since he became Commissioner 15 months ago, Rob Manfred has stressed the importance of keeping the younger generation involved in baseball. So it probably wasn’t a surprise that, while speaking with The Associated Press Sports Editors at Major League Baseball’s headquarters on Thursday, Manfred said he had no problem with bat flips and other outward displays of emotion that are becoming more common in the game.

Rest in peace.

Rays right fielder Steven Souza Jr. helped Jake Odorizzi with damage control in the first inning of Thursday afternoon’s game vs. the Red Sox at Fenway Park.

The Brewers added another new face to their evolving center-field picture on Thursday by promoting Alex Presley from Triple-A Colorado Springs. He’ll join two other left-handed hitters, Ramon Flores and Kirk Nieuwenhuis, in a loose platoon at the position.