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Kershaw turned in another brilliant effort on Wednesday when
he tossed 7 1/3 innings and struck out 11 batters to hurl the
Dodgers past the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2.
It was a familiar sight for Kershaw (10-1) who has now won his
last eight decisions and has not allowed more than two runs in
any one of them.
"There is something to being able to win games," Kershaw told
reporters after his latest triumph.
"There are starters out there that find ways to win, and there
are starters out there, too, that find ways to lose games.
(Some) guys know how to do that better than others at times."
In a league that is being defined by pitching, Kershaw is hardly
the only thrower turning heads. His victory on Wednesday clubbed
him with San Francisco’s Johnny Cueto, Washington’s Stephen
Strasburg and the Chicago Cubs’ Jake Arrieta as 10-win pitchers
in the NL.
But there is something uniquely authoritative about the way the
three-time Cy Young winning Kershaw can impose his will on a
game.
Kershaw has just seven walks in 108 innings this season and
leads all of baseball with his 1.58 ERA, 133 strikeouts and
three shutouts. He has not lost since April 26.
"When I look at the numbers in that context, it kind of baffles
you and is kind of cartoonish," said Dodgers manager Dave
Roberts.
"It doesn’t ever seem like the right decision to go take the
ball from Clayton."
(Writing by Jahmal Corner in Los Angeles; Editing by Amlan
Chakraborty)
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