By Bryan Hoch After Hiroki Kuroda and Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw turned a scoreless game over to the bullpens, the Yankees got three runs in the ninth to set the stage for Mariano Rivera to secure a series split with his 34th save. …read more
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By Andrew Simon The Dodgers pounded All-Star right-hander Jordan Zimmermann for seven runs in the second inning in support of a stellar Clayton Kershaw, and Los Angeles cruised to a 9-2 victory. By completing a three-game sweep coming out of the All-Star break, the Dodgers improved to 20-5 since June 22 and pulled into a temporary tie atop the NL West with the D-backs, who were still playing at San Francisco on Sunday. …read more
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By Paul Hagen Phillies left-hander Cliff Lee became the National League’s fourth pitcher of the night when he came in to pitch the top of the fifth with his team down, 1-0. He followed starter Matt Harvey of the Mets, Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers and Patrick Corbin of the Diamondbacks. …read more
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By Austin Laymance The Dodgers managed just three hits against Rockies starter Juan Nicasio, spoiling another quality start from Clayton Kershaw in a 3-0 loss that ended the Dodgers’ five-game win streak. …read more
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By Ken Gurnick and Austin Laymance Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw recorded his 1,000th career strikeout in the second inning on Wednesday night against the Padres, hitting the milestone in fewer innings than the club’s previous record holder, Sandy Koufax.
By Tyler Emerick Patrick Corbin went six strong innings as the D-backs became the first team to solve Clayton Kershaw en route to a 3-0 win over the Dodgers on Friday at Chase Field.
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By The Huffington Post News Editors
LOS ANGELES — Madison Bumgarner pitched two-hit ball over eight innings, giving the San Francisco Giants a 3-0 win against the Dodgers while overshadowing the major league debut of high-priced Los Angeles pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu (He-YUN Jin Ree-YOO) on Tuesday night.
Bumgarner (1-0) struck out six and walked none in the second straight gem at Dodger Stadium. The only hits were a pair of doubles by Andre Ethier and A.J. Ellis. Left-hander Clayton Kershaw homered and pitched a four-hit shutout in the Dodgers’ 4-0 victory on opening day Monday.
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By Richard Justice Thank you, Clayton Kershaw. You, too, Bryce Harper. And you, Jackie Bradley, Jr. Nice going, Anthony Rizzo. Here’s to the Reds and the Angels, who did their part to make this Opening Day memorable. …read more
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By Austin Laymance Dodgers manager Don Mattingly made one call to the bullpen on Opening Day, but it wasn’t to relieve starter Clayton Kershaw. Mattingly called on former Dodgers great and Hall of Fame left-hander Sandy Koufax to throw out the first pitch before the game. …read more
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By Ken Gurnick Dodgers Opening Day starter Clayton Kershaw said his left Achilles was sore Sunday, one day after being struck by a comebacker, but he doesn’t expect to miss a start or any practice time. …read more
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By Ken Gurnick After the Padres beat up Clayton Kershaw for four runs on seven hits and chased him without an out in the fourth inning on Tuesday, Kershaw beat himself up for three spring starts that fell far short of his expectations. …read more
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By Tracy Ringolsby Two years removed from free agency, Clayton Kershaw could eclipse the seven-year, $175 million deal signed by Seattle’s Felix Hernandez. But the talented southpaw’s focus won’t waver from the game he loves to play. …read more
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By Jordan Hamm The pingpong table at the Dodgers’ Cactus League facility gets plenty of use. Clayton Kershaw has been known to swing a mean paddle, and the constant clanking of plastic can be heard throughout the clubhouse. …read more
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By Ken Gurnick Of all the Dodgers storylines this spring, the one that impacts the season the least, but seems to already preoccupy the media, is the likely contract extension of ace Clayton Kershaw. …read more
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By Ken Gurnick The Dodgers kept last week’s Young Guns pitching minicamp under wraps. So, nobody outside the organization saw Clayton Kershaw throw a bullpen session with no pain in his right hip, or Javy Guerra throw pain-free coming off collarbone surgery, or Ronald Belisario throwing his nasty stuff off a mound. But pitching coach Rick Honeycutt saw all of that and more.
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