How he felt, and how his mechanics looked, could determine whether he makes his scheduled start against the Dodgers and Clayton Kershaw on Wednesday night. Hudson is having an awful September (0-3, 9.92 ERA), coinciding with a hip ailment that could be affecting his ability to keep the ball down. Pitching coach Dave Righetti said the issue with Hudson is the sinker not sinking because he is not finishing his pitches on a straight line toward the plate. A sinkerballer who starts on the first-base side of the rubber and “pulls off” his line will leave balls up and over the plate, and they will flatten rather than dive. In his past two starts, the Dodgers and Padres each pounced for four first-inning runs. The 39-year-old lasted one inning (plus two batters) in the L.A.