Clayton Kershaw reinvents himself and leads Dodgers in injury crisis
On Tuesday, in the Dodgers' 6-3 victory over the Reds, Clayton Kershaw seemed to have a tough night from the start. The left-hander allowed hits to two of the first three batters and gave up a run in the first inning. In addition, his pitches showed a drop in average velocity compared to usual. With just 72 pitches in five innings, it looked like a short outing.But Kershaw showed why he is a future Hall of Famer. After that first inning, he retired 14 consecutive batters and completed five innings with just one run allowed, six strikeouts and no walks. It was his fifth consecutive victory, his best streak since 2022, and only the fourth time in his career that he has won five games in the same month, something he had not achieved since June 2017.Freddie Freeman caught in […]