DENVER — In what could be his final start at Coors Field, Clayton Kershaw turned in a masterful performance on Thursday afternoon.
The future Hall of Famer limited the Colorado Rockies to three runs and six hits over 5.2 innings, helping the Los Angeles Dodgers earn a split of the four-game series in Denver.
Colorado was stymied by Kershaw until the sixth inning when the Rockies pieced together a two-out rally to chase him from the game. After getting two quick groundouts, the Rockies drew a pair of walks and slapped two base hits, including Brenton Doyle’s RBI single that plated Colorado’s third run against Kershaw.
“He was getting in good leverage counts against a lot of guys all day,” Doyle said. “He was getting ahead early and working off that.”
Not only did the 37-year-old southpaw show flashes of the form that helped make him a three-time National League Cy Young Award winner, but Kershaw also continued what has been an interesting statistical trend for him in recent seasons.
In his last nine day-game starts dating back to 2023, Kershaw now has a 2.00 ERA with 41 strikeouts. Also, in his last seven day-game starts away from Dodger Stadium, Kershaw is now 5-0 with a 1.74 ERA.
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