Kershaw matches career-high with 3rd shutout of the season
Clayton Kershaw continues to amaze.
The left-hander was at it again Monday night, throwing a two-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Reds, striking out seven and walking only one in the Los Angeles Dodgers' 1-0 win. Kershaw faced only 29 batters, two more than the minimum.
The shutout was the 28-year-old's third of the season, matching his career high set in 2015, and we're not even through May.
Major league starting pitchers have thrown 11 shutouts this year. Clayton Kershaw has three of them. His ERA is now 1.48. He's pretty good.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) May 24, 2016
Kershaw improved to 7-1 with the win, mowing down the Reds in only two hours and 11 minutes. He has been nothing short of stupendous this month, winning all five of his starts, recording three shutouts, allowing only three earned runs, walking only two, and striking out a remarkable 55 in 42 innings.
Kershaw sub-2.00 stretch now up to 1115 innings
— Sam Miller (@SamMillerBP) May 24, 2016
There's Clayton Kershaw, and then everybody else.