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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.

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.