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Kershaw records 3rd straight 10-K, 0-BB start

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They should give teams a half-win in the standings for scoring a run or two off Clayton Kershaw. At this point, it's the only fair thing to do.

Kershaw put the Los Angeles Dodgers on his back once again Saturday with another dominant performance in his team's 6-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays.

Though he did give up two runs and eight hits, the 28-year-old struck out 10 - his third straight outing with double-digit strikeouts - while also walking none, giving him three straight starts of 10 strikeouts and no walks. He also improved to an incredible 80-0 in his career when the Dodgers support him with four or more runs.

(Courtesy: MLB.com)

Kershaw's 64 strikeouts - which now lead all of baseball - to just three walks on the season are both absurd statistics. What he's done in his last four starts, though, borders on Koufaxian.

Clayton Kershaw: Last Three Starts

K BB Runs All. Opp. BA ERA GB Rate CG/SHO
44 1 6 .227* 2.25* 1.25* 1/1

*Statistic doesn't include Saturday

He's also struck out 34 batters since issuing his last base-on-ball.

The New York Mets are the next unlucky team to draw Kershaw when they visit the Dodgers in Los Angeles on Thursday.

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