/ STAFF WRITER
LOS ANGELES – It was the perfect scenario for Clayton Kershaw.
The slumping New York Mets were in town Friday for the start of a three-game weekend series at Dodger Stadium, and the Dodgers ace had never lost to the Mets in five career starts.
Plus, the Mets had dropped 10 of their past 14 games, including three straight to the Chicago Cubs.