Generally, when you can give Clayton Kershaw a minimal amount of run support, the game is over. Kershaw allowed five runs in his first four starts of the season combined. He gave up five runs in a start twice last season, both of which came in his “is it the beginning of the end for Clayton Kershaw” stretch of weird, unlucky starts.
The Dodgers scored twice in the first without getting a hit, as three walks, two wild pitches and a throwing error gave them a run. They got a third run off the bat of Kershaw, who drilled a double with Carl Crawford on first base.