It was like the Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Louisiana-Monroe. Or Tiger Woods against the field at the 2000 U.S. Open.
What it was, was the Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw dominating the Rockies on a hot Tuesday night at Coors Field.
The three-time National League Cy Young Award winner, a legitimate candidate to win his fourth this season, pitched six scoreless innings, flirted with a no-hitter, gave up one hit, and faced the minimum number of batters. He did all of that even though he said he wasn’t feeling right.
Los Angeles won, 5-0, escaping major trouble in the ninth after Phil Bickford walked the bases full.