The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday evening thanks to another spectacular performance from Clayton Kershaw.
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The future Hall of Famer tossed six strikeouts over five innings of work, allowing just two hits and one earned run. Kershaw also did this on four days rest, just the third time in 17 starts he has done so.
Manager Dave Roberts detailed how the decision to have Kershaw go out on short rest was to prioritize Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Shohei Ohtani getting a full week of rest between starts, and spoke on the value his southpaw brings simply by being open to this idea.