The last time Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw lost three consecutive starts was ... never.
That is, until Saturday. The super southpaw performed well again, but has received just seven runs of support over that stretch. And he got no support in his latest outing from a defense that committed two errors that led to two unearned runs.
Kershaw allowed only one earned run on seven hits in seven innings with no walks and nine strikeouts. The three runs scored on the two errors and a wild pitch. He settled down thereafter and pitched shutout ball over the last five innings, but his record still stands at an uncharacteristic 5-6.
"You really can't ask Clayton to pitch a whole lot better," Don Mattingly told MLB.com. "...We just weren't able to put any runs on the board tonight to overcome our couple mistakes."
Kershaw did lower his ERA to a season-best 3.20.