Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw turned in another quality start but was not backed by enough offensive support as he suffered his sixth loss of the season Friday night at home against the Rockies.

Kershaw allowed two runs in the first and a run-scoring single to DJ LeMahieu in the fifth for his only damage of the night. The left-hander yielded three runs on six hits and one walk while striking out 10 over seven innings in a 3-0 defeat.

Kershaw has allowed two earned runs or fewer in 14 of his first 20 starts this season. He is 8-6 with a 1.98 ERA , a 0.91 WHIP and a 139-to-35 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 145 1/3 innings.