Clayton Kershaw

Giants' starting rotation suddenly lacking starpower

2013-05-18 18:02:00

Giant vulnerability? The San Francisco Giants rode their starting pitchers to two World Series championships in three years, and starters renowned for their health are at it again. None of the Giants' five starters has missed a turn this season....

Clayton Kershaw is a Dodgers star now but it almost didn't happen

2013-05-18 18:05:00

On the morning that would deliver to the Dodgers their greatest arm in two generations, Clayton Kershaw awoke with a thought. The baseball draft was not televised in 2006. Each team made its picks on a secure conference call line with the league office....

Dodgers' medical staff feeling the strain

2013-05-16 22:30:00

Zack Greinke returned to the Dodgers' rotation this week, recovering from surgery on his left shoulder in five weeks, three ahead of schedule. Hanley Ramirez came back last month from a broken thumb two weeks earlier than expected. But head trainer...

Clayton Kershaw leads the way in Dodgers 2-0 win over Nationals

2013-05-14 21:43:00

Now if only the Dodgers could pitch Clayton Kershaw every day. As it is, they are plenty thankful they can start him every five games. He is the closest thing to a lock they could imagine. He was all they hoped for and more on Tuesday, holding the...

Zack Greinke to start for Dodgers on Wednesday

2013-05-14 17:47:00

So they huddled in their super-double-secret meeting, and after weighing all the pros and cons and hearing from everyone in the organization except one usher in Section 28, the Dodgers have decided: Zack Greinke will start Wednesday against the...

Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw dominates Nationals in 2-0 victory

2013-05-14 22:58:00

Dodgers Manager Don Mattingly was talking Tuesday afternoon about the importance of Zack Greinke's return to the rotation when he hit upon an unfortunate comparison. "Getting him back," he said "kind of gives you another Kershaw." Consider that...

Helmets not a good fit for pitchers, so far

2013-05-11 17:13:00

Heads up Brandon McCarthy was eager to inspect the pitcher helmets making the rounds this spring. Then he tried one on. "It felt like a cat was sleeping on my head," he said. McCarthy had emergency brain surgery after he was hit on the head by a...

Zack Greinke could be back next week for Dodgers

2013-05-09 19:30:00

Zack Greinke could be back in the Dodgers' rotation as early as next week. He is scheduled to pitch in a minor league game Friday. Less than four weeks removed from an operation on his non-throwing shoulder, Greinke is expected to start for Class-A...

It's back to reality for Dodgers in 6-2 loss to Nationals

2013-05-13 23:32:00

Having finished their season's business at home with the Miami Marlins, the Dodgers returned to the major league portion of their schedule Monday against the Washington Nationals. And the results were predictable, with Jordan Zimmermann holding the...

Without a turnaround, Dodgers could turn to someone other than Don Mattingly

2013-05-10 00:00:00

The new Dodgers owners, it turns out, jazzed up every corner of Dodger Stadium but one. The concourses are brighter, the restrooms cleaner, the entertainment snappier. There's still one area, however, that feels wholly unfinished, an inherited...

Dodgers fall to Arizona, 3-2, for seventh loss in a row

2013-05-08 23:05:00

addCustomPlayer('1drr8hgbwtwc61k2k1o5yw4ec9', '', '', 600, 418, 'perf1drr8hgbwtwc61k2k1o5yw4ec9', 'eplayer15'); Clayton Kershaw pitched on Wednesday night and the Dodgers still lost. Making matters worse, Adrian Gonzalez aggravated his neck strain and...

Not even Clayton Kershaw can stop skid, Dodgers drop 7th straight

2013-05-08 21:47:00

It’s come to this for the sinking Dodgers: They can’t even win when ace Clayton Kershaw starts and allows only one earned run. The injured kept falling and losses kept mounting Wednesday, the Dodgers dropping their seventh consecutive game,...

Clayton Kershaw gave up just five hits over 8 2/3 innings for the Dodgers while striking out 11 Nationals batters to give L.A. a 2-0 victory over Washington on Tuesday.

2013-05-14 00:00:00

Aces Clayton Kershaw (top left) and Jered Weaver (top right) along with sluggers Albert Pujos (bottom left) and Matt Kemp have plenty on the line this season when the high-priced Angels and Dodgers open the season next week.

2013-03-27 18:32:13

Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw ducks to avoid getting struck by a line drive off the bat of Mariners first baseman Kendrys Morales in the first inning Wednesday.

2013-03-27 00:00:00