Clayton Kershaw silences Reds, Dodgers avoid sweep with 8-0 victory

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Sonny Gray had not yet looked like Sonny Gray in his pair of starts this year after coming off the injured list. That changed on Wednesday, however, and came against the potent Los Angeles Dodgers on their home turf, too.

Sonny had his 2-seam fastball running all over the place, and that paired with a return of his pinpoint precision on his breaking pitches had the Dodgers whiffing early and often on the day. Gray piled up 11 K in his 5.2 IP, with a solo dinger surrendered and one other run that needed the help of a wild pitch to get in. His 95 pitches were a season high, too, hopefully showing that he’s fully…