Clayton Kershaw has been as consistent as ever in his twelfth big league season with the Dodgers. The future hall of famer has now made twenty starts this season and he has made it through six innings in all twenty of those starts. He also has seventeen quality starts and while that isn’t always the true definition of a “good” start, it’s still meaningful.
Tuesday night, Kershaw pitched seven innings allowing just one run on four bases hits. He struck out nine batters and only walked one. After walking five batters in his previous outing, it was good to see Clayton exhibit the kind of control that has made him a hall of famer even if he were to retire today.