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Dodger Blue > Dodgers News > Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw: Start Against Rockies ‘Wasn’t Pretty’
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Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw: Start Against Rockies ‘Wasn’t Pretty’

Matthew Moreno
May 13, 2017
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The last time Clayton Kershaw pitched at Coors Field he surrendered back-to-back home runs for the first time in his career. Overall, Kershaw allowed four runs on eight hits in six innings and suffered the loss.

The outing certainly was not up to the standard the three-time Cy Young Award winner has set. Just like that April 8 start, Kershaw was back on the mound to face the Colorado Rockies in the hitter-friendly environment, with the Dodgers coming off a loss.

Kershaw was not only given ample run support, but Los Angeles provided their ace with an early lead by jumping on Tyler Chatwood for five runs in the second inning.

The Rockies scored one run in each the third and fourth innings. It was all Kershaw allowed on seven hits over seven innings. He acknowledged the start once again was not his best work, via SportsNet LA:

“A win in Colorado. It wasn’t pretty and nothing was great about it by any means. The guys got some runs early for me, and it wasn’t pretty, but I’ll take the win any day of the week. … There was a lot of bad stuff tonight, no doubt about it. Some stuff I got away with and there were some adjustments I did make towards the end.”

Kershaw induced three inning-ending double plays to keep the Rockies at bay. Two of which came off the bat of Nolan Arenado, while DJ LeMahieu lined into a double play in the fifth after a Charlie Blackmon one-out single.

Kershaw improved to 6-2 this season, with a 2.43 ERA and 0.95 WHIP. Even though the performance was not quite vintage Kershaw — his four strikeouts were a season-low — he collected a 20th career win against the Rockies. That’s most in MLB history, breaking a tie with Randy Johnson.

What’s more, Kershaw is now 89-0 during the regular season when provided with a minimum of four runs of support.

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ByMatthew Moreno
Matthew Moreno is a journalist from Whittier, Calif., who is a credentialed reporter and is currently the Executive Editor of DodgerBlue.com and LakersNation.com. In addition to covering Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angels Lakers, Matthew has a strong passion for keeping up to date with the sneakerhead culture. It began with Michael Jordan and Air Jordan shoes, and has carried over to Kobe Bryant's signature line with Nike. Matthew previously was the lead editor and digital strategist at Dodgers Nation, and the co-editor and lead writer at Reign of Troy, where he covered USC Trojans Football. Matthew graduated from California State Long Beach University with a major in journalism and minor in communications. Contact: matt@mediumlargela.com
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