Overview

• Kershaw finished August 5-0 with a 1.88 ERA after allowing one run over five innings on 72 pitches in a 6-3 win against the Reds.
• Per OptaSTATS, he became the first tracked-era starter (since 1988) to win at least five games in a month while throwing fewer than 400 pitches.
• The 37-year-old is 9-2 across 17 starts this season as the Dodgers manage his workload following last year’s surgeries.
• He struck out 19 and walked three in 28.2 August innings, posting a career-low strikeout rate around 17% while relying on elite command and sequencing.
• Los Angeles improved to 76-57 and holds a one-game lead over the Padres in the NL West, with Kershaw viewed as a potential Game 2 or 3 postseason starter if healthy.