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Gray lives up to lofty expectations

LOS ANGELES -- There you go, Mr. Kershaw. See if you can top that.

Sonny Gray never would say such a thing. He's too much the Southern gentleman, too respectful of others, especially his elders. But his actions spoke volumes on Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium, where the locals have grown accustomed to brilliant pitching.

There was one shade of Gray -- dominant -- and it was breathtaking. Sonny gave the master, Clayton Kershaw, something worth matching with an overpowering performance against the Dodgers in the Athletics' 2-0 victory.

Kershaw, working on a scoreless-innings streak of 29, faces Jesse Chavez on Wednesday night in the finale of the two-game Interleague Series.