Clayton Kershaw did what Clayton Kershaw does on Saturday night. He tossed eight scoreless innings for the Dodgers in their 2-0 win against the Cardinals.
"I think I just executed some fastballs away that were pretty well located," Kershaw said, per MLB.com. "And maybe that was the best slider/curveball combination I've had in a while."
Kershaw came out of the game after throwing 106 pitches, striking out 11 batters and allowing just one hit.
"It's the evolution of Clayton -- finding new ways to put guys away," catcher A.J. Ellis said. "He has confidence in using both sides of the plate. You've got to game-plan, but it comes down to executing. This was probably his best execution of the season."
Kershaw (5-3) now has a 3.36 ERA with 101 strikeouts in 80 1/3 innings this season.