Kershaw (6-1) hurled eight innings, allowing a single run, four hits and no walks while striking out 11 in Tuesday's victory against the Angels.
Kershaw has struck out 10-plus hitters with no more than one walk in six consecutive starts, extending his own modern-day record. Six straight starts with at least 10 strikeouts also is a franchise record (the MLB record is eight by Pedro Martinez in 1999 and Chris Sale in 2015). Kershaw has 88 strikeouts and only four walks in 70 innings this year. His 22:1 K/BB is on pace for the highest mark in the modern era, far beyond Phil Hughes' 11.63-to-1 mark with Minnesota in 2014. In May, Kershaw is 4-0 with a 0.82 ERA, 48 strikeouts and one walk.