Clayton Kershaw didn’t reach his magic number, but he sure had the Rockies’ number.
The veteran left-hander perplexed the Rockies for six innings, leading the Dodgers to a 3-1 victory and tidy finish to their three-game sweep at Coors Field. Los Angeles beat Colorado for the 10th straight time.
Colorado, which managed just five baserunners (two hits, three walks) in the game, has been swept 12 times this season.
Kershaw (4-0, 3.03 ERA) allowed one run on two hits, walked one, and struck out five. The five Ks left him just three shy of 3,000 strikeouts for his career. When the 37-year-old Dodgers icon does get his 3,000th K, he’ll become just the 20th major league pitcher to reach that lofty plateau.
The Rockies slid to 8-32 at home and 18-63 at the midway point of the season. At this pace, they’ll finish 36-126, establishing a dubious record for the most losses in a season during the modern era. The Chicago White Sox lost a record 121 games last season.
Colorado’s lone run came on Brenton Doyle’s two-out, solo homer off Kershaw in the second. It was Doyle’s sixth home run but his first since May 27.
Much to the delight of the Dodgers fans, who once again turned Coors into Dodger Stadium East, Shohei Ohtani’s two-out solo home run off Tyler Kinley in the seventh sealed the deal. It was Ohtani’s 28th homer, the most in the National League.
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L.A.’s only run against Gomber came in the third. Miguel Rojas hit a one-out double to left-center, Ohtani drew a walk, and both baserunners advanced on Gomber’s wild pitch. Mookie Betts’ infield single to first baseman Michael Toglia scored Rojas.
Once Gomber departed, the Dodgers immediately took the lead against Angel Chivilli. Betts led off the sixth with a double, Will Smith walked, and Freddie Freeman singled to right, driving in Betts to give L.A. a 2-1 lead.
The Rockies head to Milwaukee to open a three-game series against the Brewers on Friday.
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