Overview

• Shohei Ohtani supplied two home runs as the Dodgers piled up 11 runs in the win.
• Kershaw’s five-strikeout outing leaves him 12 shy of 3,000 career punchouts.
• He credited a newly sharper curveball for three strikeouts and noted his slider lagged behind.
• Despite no physical limitations, Kershaw critiqued several pitches, saying he saw room for improvement.
• He returned to the mound on May 17 after offseason toe and knee surgeries and now matches his longest outing since mid-2023.