LHP Clayton Kershaw gets the start on Wednesday against the Rockies. In his last outing against Colorado on April 8, he was lit up by the Rockies with three home runs, including the first back-to-back homers he has allowed.

LHP Clayton Kershaw is obviously one of the game's most dominating pitchers, but his numbers at home still boggle the mind. After beating the Diamondbacks, Kershaw is 9-0 with a 0.47 ERA in his last 10 games at Dodger Stadium. Kershaw allowed a run with eight strikeouts and one walk in 8 1/3 innings to beat former teammate Zack Greinke and the Diamondbacks. Kershaw was two outs from a complete-game shutout before Chris Owings lined an RBI double in the ninth inning.

LHP Clayton Kershaw (1-1, 3.46 ERA) makes his third start of the season on Friday as the Dodgers head home for a four-game series against Arizona. Kershaw last faced the Diamondbacks on June 15, 2016, at Chase Field, allowing two runs on five hits in 7 1/3 innings while striking out 11 and walking just one in a 3-2 Los Angeles victory. He is 12-8 with a 2.75 ERA in 24 career appearances against Arizona and has struck out 168 while walking just 48.

LHP Clayton Kershaw gave up back-to-back homers for the first time in his career when Mark Reynolds and Gerardo Parra took him deep in the three-run sixth that led the Rockies to their 4-2 win. The last time Kershaw allowed two homers in one inning was April 26, 2009, against the Rockies when Ryan Spilborghs and Clint Barmes homered. Kershaw also allowed a first-inning homer to Nolan Arenado, so this was only the third time in his caeer he allowed three homers in a start. The last was April 17, 2013, against San Diego. Kershaw lost to the Rockies for the first time since July 2, 2013, a span of 11 starts without a loss to them.

LHP Clayton Kershaw (1-0) allowed two runs (one earned) and two hits with eight strikeouts and no walks in seven innings in a win over the Padres on Opening Day. Kershaw is 5-0 in seven consecutive Opening Day starts, posting a 0.99 ERA during those outings. Kershaw is 15-6 with a 2.03 ERA in 29 starts against the Padres.

Spring training, a time associated with hopeful optimism, began with ominous familiarity for the Los Angeles Dodgers.The team that set a major league record by putting 28 players on the disabled list last year watched injuries interrupt several key contributors' development.Right-handers Pedro Baez, Josh Ravin and Sergio Romo dealt with thumb, groin and back injuries, respectively. A tight left hip deprived left-hander Scott Kazmir of velocity. Outfielder Trayce Thompson missed the first 10 days while recovering from back surgery.Shortstop Corey Seager, the National League Rookie of the Year last season, returned after missing three weeks because of a strained oblique muscle, and he expects to be ready Opening Day. Outfielder Andre Ethier, however, will join Ravin on the disabled list with his second major spring training injury in two years, a herniated disc.Last year, Ethier broke his right leg by fouling a ball off his shin, and he played just 16 games."I've been stuck in spring training... [More]

LHP Clayton Kershaw has returned to dominance after a herniated disc last season forced him to miss 2 1/2 months. In his most recent spring start Thursday, Kershaw struck out 11 Texas Rangers while permitting just two hits and a walk in six shutout innings. For the spring, Kershaw has conceded only 10 hits, five runs and five walks in 20 innings and amassed 27 strikeouts.

LHP Clayton Kershaw was instrumental in the club's run to the National League Championship Series before the three-time Cy Young winner was hit hard in the Chicago Cubs' series-clinching win Saturday. Kershaw allowed five runs (four earned) on seven hits with four strikeouts and no walks in five innings in his only loss of the postseason.

LHP Clayton Kershaw (1-1 postseason) took the loss after an uncharacteristic rough outing. He gave up five runs (four earned) over five innings, including two home runs. Kershaw, idle since last Sunday, struck out four and threw 94 pitches while allowing runs in four of five innings worked. "He had the psyche, the preparedness obviously is never in question, and it's just one of those nights that they took advantage of some mistakes," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said.

LHP Clayton Kershaw produced a sparkling seven-inning outing as the Dodgers claimed a 1-0 victory at Wrigley Field to even the National League Championship Series at one game apiece.Kershaw (2-0) retired the first 14 batters he faced, gave up just two hits and struck out six. Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen picked it up from there with no hits and four strikeouts in a two-inning relief outing."What (Kershaw has) given us in October is really something special," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. "He left it all out there, that's what he does. And to go to Kenley (Jansen) for six outs, you couldn't have scripted it any better.""My curve ball wasn't great tonight," said Kershaw, who also had a victory in the National League Division series and a save in Game 5. "I think I threw some that were decent that they took. ... But fastball command was good enough to get away with it and (I) threw enough sliders when I needed to keep people off balance."

LHP Clayton Kershaw will start Sunday's NLCS Game 2, manager Dave Roberts confirmed on Saturday. Kershaw last worked on Thursday, getting the final two outs on seven pitches in relief in the Dodgers' NLDS clincher over the Nationals. "I feel fine, I feel good. I'm excited," he said on Saturday. Kershaw was on the disabled list from June 17-Sept. 9 with a back injury. After returning he went 1-2 with a 1.29 ERA in five starts. He last faced the Cubs on Aug. 28, 2015 at Dodger Stadium, allowing one run on three hits in eight innings.

LHP Clayton Kershaw will start Sunday's Game 2 of the National League Championship Series at the Chicago Cubs. Kershaw will face the Cubs three days after he wrapped up the NL Division Series against the Washington Nationals, getting the final two outs in relief in the decisive Game 5. The Dodgers also announced Saturday that left-hander Rich Hill will get the start in Game 3 when the best-of-seven series shifts to Los Angeles. A three-time National League Cy Young Award winner, Kershaw did not face Chicago this season. He missed 2 1/2 months of the season while dealing with a back injury.

LHP Clayton Kershaw pitched in relief for the first time since 2009, getting two outs to earn the save in Game 5 of the NLDS at Washington.Kershaw started Game 4 for the Dodgers on Tuesday. So was he available to pitch in Game 5 on Thursday? "No. Absolutely not," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said before the game. But Kershaw approached Roberts during the game when closer Kenley Jansen came on in the seventh. "I did the math," said Kershaw, who retired Daniel Murphy and Wilmer Difo for the final two outs with two runners on base as the Dodgers won 4-3 in the fifth and deciding game of the NL Division Series at Washington. "Clayton came to me in the seventh," Roberts said.

LHP Clayton Kershaw, who worked on three days' rest, struck out 11 but was charged with a season-high tying five runs on seven hits in 6 2/3 innings. He threw 110 pitches (76 strikes), the most he delivered since returning Sept. 9 from a herniated disk in his back. Kershaw also doubled and walked in three plate appearances. "I'm thankful that we pulled it out," said Kershaw, who recorded his fourth double-digit total in strikeouts in the playoffs. "I'm exhausted for one, just physically and mentally drained. But we get to live another day."

LHP Clayton Kershaw might get the start on three days' rest Tuesday. He gave up three runs and eight hits in five innings Friday but still got the win in Game 1 of the NL Division Series. However, the Dodgers lost the next two games.

LHP Clayton Kershaw gave up three runs and eight hits in five innings Friday but still got the win in Game 1 of the NLDS. "Clayton is the ultimate competitor. He didn't have his best stuff tonight," Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner said. "He went out and competed like he always does. The bullpen has been our backbone all season long."

CLEVELAND -- Corey Kluber pitched seven scoreless innings in his first start in 10 days because of a strained quad and combined with two relievers on a three-hit shutout as the Cleveland Indians blanked the Boston Red Sox 6-0 on Friday in Game 2 of their American League Division Series at Progressive Field.Cleveland got all the runs it needed in a four-run second inning that was capped by a three-run homer by Lonnie Chisenhall to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-5 series. Game 3 is scheduled for Sunday in Boston.Kluber, in his first career postseason start, held the American League's most prolific offense to three hits through seven innings. He was removed after walking the first batter and hitting the second in the eighth. Relievers Dan Otero and Bryan Shaw completed the shutout.Red Sox starter David Price came into the game hoping to reverse his dismal career postseason record, but instead fell to 0-8 as a starter and 2-8 with a 5.53 ERA overall.Blue Jays 5, Rangers 3ARLINGTON, Texas --... [More]

LHP Clayton Kershaw will get the ball to open the best-of-five National League Division Series against the Washington Nationals on Friday. Kershaw pitched a 4-1 win over the Nationals on June 20, allowing one run and six hits in seven innings. That improved his career record against Washington to 10-2 with a 2.02 ERA in 14 games (13 starts). He has struggled in the postseason, however, going 2-6 with a 4.59 ERA in 13 games (10 starts).

LHP Clayton Kershaw was the victim of a home run and two unearned runs in Saturday's 3-0 loss to the San Francisco Giants. Kershaw reported he felt great physically after the loss, which came in his final prep before the upcoming playoffs. The home run, by Giants LF Angel Pagan, was just the second off Kershaw in five games since he returned from a back injury last month.

LHP Clayton Kershaw makes an unlikely final pitch to win the National League Cy Young Award when he faces the San Francisco Giants on Saturday afternoon. Kershaw (12-3) missed 10 weeks with a back injury and thus does not rank among the NL leaders in wins. But his 1.65 ERA would lead the league if he had met the innings requirement. Kershaw will be seeking to finish with a career-best ERA; his previous best was 1.77 in 2014. He's 18-7 with a 1.58 ERA in 34 career starts against the Giants.