LHP Clayton Kershaw (11-2) will take his usual turn in the rotation Thursday on his usual rest. Manager Dave Roberts gave Kenta Maeda a spot start Tuesday so each of the five starters would get an extra day off, but Kershaw wanted to work on his usual schedule. Alex Wood's start was moved back a day behind Kershaw.

LHP Clayton Kershaw pitched six shutout innings in a 4-0 victory against Colorado on Saturday to improve to 11-2. He has the most wins in the National League and shares the major league lead with Kansas City's Jason Vargas. The win was the 137th of his career, moving him into ninth place on the all-time list, passing Johnny Podres. Kershaw has a 2.38 ERA in 281 games, the lowest ERA for a pitcher with 1,500 or more career innings since 1920. He tops a list that includes four Hall of Famers, Hoyt Wilhelm (2.52), Whitey Ford (2.75), Sandy Koufax (2.76) and Jim Palmer (2.86).

LHP Clayton Kershaw struck out 10 and walked one batter but the Dodgers ace got tagged for a career-high four home runs. Kershaw allowed six runs on six hits in 6 1/3 innings. Kershaw also has given career-worst 17 home runs this season, the most he's given up since he was served up 16 in 2012. "Got a lot of guys swinging the bats well that picked me up today. There's two ways you can go: You can either try to rethink everything or you can just say 'Screw it,' and come back tomorrow and act like it didn't happen. So, I'm going to go with the latter for now, I think."

LHP Clayton Kershaw didn't have his best stuff, but had enough to pitch seven innings, holding Cleveland to two runs. "It was not a great night. My fastball command was erratic," Kershaw said. "I think every hit I gave up was on my fastball." Manager Dave Roberts said Kershaw was good enough. "It's a credit to him that when he doesn't have his best stuff he was still able to keep us in the game," Roberts said.

LHP Clayton Kershaw didn't have his best stuff, but he had enough to defeat the Nationals on Wednesday. Kershaw (8-2) struck out nine with three walks. He allowed one run on three hits in seven innings. Kershaw joins Colorado Rockies rookie Antonio Senzatela as the National League's only eight-game winners. Kershaw said he didn't have his best stuff. "Yeah, I didn't have much today in the tank," said Kershaw, who is 4-1 with a 2.40 ERA in seven starts at home. "I felt fine, it just wasn't come out the way I wanted to. I felt like I threw a lot of off-speed pitches, I don't know exactly. That's a good lineup, too. They've got a really good team over there. Fortunate to get a win there and it feels good to kind of salvage the series a little bit."

HP Clayton Kershaw struck out a season-high 14 batters Friday but did not earn a decision in the Dodgers' 2-1 victory at Milwaukee. Kershaw moved past the 2,000-strikeout mark for his career by fanning Brewers 2B Jonathan Villar in the fourth inning. He's the second-fastest player to reach that threshold in terms of games, accomplishing the feat in 277 games.

LHP Clayton Kershaw takes the mound Friday night when Los Angeles starts a three-game weekend series in Milwaukee. Kershaw is coming off a rare rough start, allowing 11 hits and four runs in 4 1/3 innings Sunday and not qualifying for a win over the Chicago Cubs in a game the Dodgers took 9-4. He's 5-4 with a 3.11 ERA in 11 career outings against the Brewers.

LHP Clayton Kershaw was cruising along and appeared to have victory in hand before throwing a two-base wild pitch in the ninth inning. Kershaw gave up a leadoff single to Cardinals LF Randal Grichuk in the ninth. Grichuk advanced to second on a groundout by PH Tommy Pham and scored on Kershaw's wild pitch that C Yasmani Granal was unable to retrieve before Grichuk scored, forcing extra innings. Kershaw fanned 10 with no walks on three hits in nine innings but did not factor into the decision.

LHP Clayton Kershaw improved to 20-9 in his career against the San Francisco Giants with seven shutout innings in Wednesday's 6-1 win. Kershaw lowered his career ERA against the Giants to 1.62, the second-lowest for any pitcher against a single opponent since 1920. LHP Sandy Koufax had a 1.44 career ERA against the New York Mets.

LHP Clayton Kershaw brings a 19-9 career record against the Giants into Wednesday's 38th start versus rival San Francisco. Kershaw allowed four runs (three earned) on eight hits over six innings and took the loss during his last start against the Giants on May 1.

LHP Clayton Kershaw improved his record in 35 career starts against the Rockies to 20-6 with a 3.13 ERA. He surpassed Hall of Famer Randy Johnson for the most career wins against the Rockies. In his past 11 starts against Colorado, Kershaw is 9-1 with a 2.36 ERA. In 19 starts at Coors Field, Kershaw is 9-4 with a 4.58 ERA.

LHP Clayton Kershaw had his scheduled start Thursday against the Colorado Rockies pushed back a day since the club plans to activate Hyun-Jin Ryu and start him. Kershaw hasn't pitched since Saturday's victory over the San Diego Padres.

SAN DIEGO -- Two Southern California teams were subject to weather better suited for elsewhere on Sunday.The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres were rained out in San Diego, which had some checking the location and calendar.The game, only the third to be wiped out by rain at Petco Park since it opened in 2004, was rescheduled for Sept. 2 at 12:40 p.m. PT. It will be part of a day-night doubleheader with the Dodgers. The nightcap is starting at 7:10 p.m. instead of the original 5:40 p.m. to accommodate the early game.Sunday's final contest of the three-game series, in which the Dodgers won the first two, was the first rainout at Petco Park since July 19, 2015. Before that, there was a run of 820 games since the previous rainout on April 4, 2006.The Padres called the game just shy of three hours before first pitch. They cited the unstable weather and possible thunder and lightning in the area.The Dodgers may not win their fifth straight National League West title but they are keen weather... [More]

LHP Clayton Kershaw is 5-2 in seven starts on the season. He lowered his ERA from 2.61 to 2.40 with Saturday night's performance (one run on five hits and four walks with nine strikeouts in 7 1/3 innings). Kershaw is 8-0 in his last 10 starts against the Padres and is 16-6 lifetime against the Padres with a 2.00 ERA in 31 starts.

LHP Clayton Kershaw clearly didn't have his best stuff and the Giants took advantage. Kershaw gave up four runs (three earned) on eight hits with five strikeouts and no walks on 104 pitches (74 strikes) in six innings. Giants RF Hunter Pence and C Buster Posey both homered off Kershaw. Pence hit a two-run shot in the first that staked the Giants to a lead they wouldn't relinquish. A week ago, Kershaw allowed a run on six hits, fanned seven and issued a walk in seven innings in a 2-1 Dodgers win over the Giants. But that wasn't the case Monday at Dodger Stadium. "I wasn't great, but they had to something to do with that as well," said Kershaw, who is 4-2 with a 2.61 ERA this season.

LHP Clayton Kershaw admitted he didn't have his best stuff Tuesday night, but had enough to pitch the first seven innings of a 2-1 win over the San Francisco Giants. Kershaw got hit on the right calf by a groundball off the bat of the Giants first hitter, RF Hunter Pence, but reported afterward that it produced nothing more than a bruise. Kershaw ran his career record against the Giants to 19-8.

LHP Clayton Kershaw will be seeking to become the Dodgers' first four-game winner when he faces the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night. Kershaw, who has a 2.54 ERA, will take the mound as one of baseball's leaders in opposing batting average (.184) and WHIP (0.74). He owns an 18-8 record and a 1.61 ERA in 36 career games (35 starts) against the Giants.

LHP Clayton Kershaw expressed his displeasure at the "disrespectful" actions of Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Tyler Anderson at the start of the Wednesday's game. The Los Angeles Dodgers' ace was ready to deliver the first pitch of the game but had to halt as Anderson meandered in from the bullpen. Anderson threw a few extra pitches and finished his pregame routine a bit late and was heading to the dugout. "That was one of the more disrespectful things I've been a part of in a game," Kershaw told reporters. "I really didn't appreciate that. The game starts at 7:10 (p.m. PT), it started at 7:10 here for a long time. Just go around or finish earlier.

Three-time Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw expressed his displeasure at the "disrespectful" actions of Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Tyler Anderson at the start of the Wednesday's game.The Los Angeles Dodgers' ace was ready to deliver the first pitch of the game but had to halt as Anderson meandered in from the bullpen. Anderson threw a few extra pitches and finished his pregame routine a bit late and was heading to the dugout."That was one of the more disrespectful things I've been a part of in a game," Kershaw told reporters. "I really didn't appreciate that. The game starts at 7:10 (p.m. PT), it started at 7:10 here for a long time. Just go around or finish earlier."That wasn't appreciated, for sure. Not going to say any more, I'll get in trouble."Kershaw paced around the mound in obvious anger as Anderson made his stroll. Then he struggled in the inning by allowing one run on two hits and a walk before settling down and pitching the Dodgers to a 4-2 victory.Anderson, who was making his 23rd major league start, said there was no intent to disrupt Kershaw."It wasn't intentional at all," Anderson said. "We were in foul territory. I was surprised that they wouldn't let him pitch. So we started jogging."

LHP Clayton Kershaw fanned 10, walked one and gave up two runs on five hits in seven innings to improve to 10-0 in his last 11 starts at home. Kershaw has an 0.65 ERA and has limited hitters to a .136 average during that span. Kershaw is 19-6, including an 11-2 mark at Dodger Stadium, in 34 career starts against the Rockies. It was the 52nd time Kershaw registered 10 or more strikeouts in a game. The Dodgers are 41-11 in those contests.