Dodgers, Clayton Kershaw and San Diego Padres
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That's the tune Los Angeles Dodgers legendary lefty Clayton Kershaw is playing this season in Hollywood. He's 37 years old. Yeah, he's got a few years on him now. But lately, he's been as good as he ever was, for sure. Out of his last five starts, Kershaw has allowed one or fewer runs in four of them.
Having lost four in a row and their lead in the NL West, the Dodgers entered Friday night's series opener against the surging Padres needing to play with some urgency.
In the standings, all is right again in the Dodgers' world. Clayton Kershaw was, well, Clayton Kershaw. The Dodgers won.
Clayton Kershaw out-pitched Max Scherzer in a matchup for the ages, as the Dodgers beat the Blue Jays on Friday night, 5-1.
I t's Friday, August 15 and the Padres (69-52) are in Los Angeles to take on the Dodgers (68-53). Clayton Kershaw will take the mound for Los Angeles, while San Diego will announce its starter closer to first pitch as they put Michael King on the IL.
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Sporting News on MSNTigers' Tarik Skubal nearly passed Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw for MLB history
According to Tigers PR on Twitter/X, Skubal and Kershaw (from 2016) are the only pitchers in MLB history to have three consecutive road starts with 10+ strikeouts and no walks. He could've changed that against the Twins, but came up short.