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Kershaw Caps 5–0 August With Record Efficiency in Dodgers' Win Over Reds

Careful workload plus pitch efficiency have turned the 37-year-old into a late-season stabilizer for a battered Dodgers rotation.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 05: Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Dodgers looks on from the dugout during the ninth inning against the St. Louis Cardinals at Dodger Stadium on August 05, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images)
Oct 7, 2023; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw (22) throws a pitch in the first inning for game one of the NLDS for the 2023 MLB playoffs at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 26, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw (22) drinks water in the dugout during the fourth inning against the Cincinnati Reds at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (22) before a game against the Los Angeles Angels at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images

Overview

  • Kershaw threw 72 pitches over five innings and allowed one run in a 6-3 victory over the Reds on Aug. 27.
  • He finished August at 5-0 with a 1.88 ERA, striking out 19 with just three walks across 28.2 innings.
  • OptaSTATS reported he is the first pitcher in the pitch-tracking era (since 1988) to win at least five games in a month while throwing fewer than 400 pitches.
  • For the season he sits at 9-2 with a 3.06 ERA in 17 starts over 88.1 innings as Los Angeles holds a one-game NL West lead over the Padres.
  • After the game he said his slider "wasn't great" and credited catcher Will Smith for guiding the start, while MLB Network's Mark DeRosa praised his reinvention.