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Kershaw (1-0) threw 82 pitches, gave up six
hits, struck out seven and walked none. The 37-year-old
left-hander had not struck out at least seven since June 8,
2023, at Cincinnati, and his last win was also at St. Louis, on
Aug. 18, 2024.
Tommy Edman drove in three runs with two hits and a sacrifice
fly, and Mookie Betts homered for the Dodgers. Shohei Ohtani hit
a leadoff double and went 1 for 4.
St. Louis starter Michael McGreevy (1-1) was 7 years old when
Kershaw made his major league debut on May 25, 2008, against the
Cardinals. The 24-year-old right-hander, recalled from Triple-A
Memphis to make his first start this season, gave up four runs
in six innings.
Edman had an RBI single and Hyeseong Kim hit a two-run triple to
put LA ahead 3-0 in the second. Edman added a run-scoring double
in the fourth.
St. Louis scored against Kershaw in the fifth on a two-out RBI
double by Masyn Winn.
Key moment
With a runner on third and two outs in the second inning,
shortstop Winn fielded a hard grounder by Betts on the grass
behind second base, twirled and fired to first baseman Willson
Contreras for the out. The Dodgers unsuccessfully challenged the
call.
Key stat
Kershaw, who is 17 strikeouts shy of 3,000 in his career,
improved to 12-6 lifetime against the Cardinals.
Up next
Dodgers: Begin a three-game series at San Diego on Monday night
with Dustin May (3-4, 4.09 ERA) on the mound.
Cardinals: At Toronto for a three-game series starting Monday
nigth with Andre Pallante (4-3, 4.91) against the Blue Jays'
José Berríos (2-2, 3.67).
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