In is what was surprisingly one of his better outings this season. Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw held the Colorado Rockies to three runs on four hits over 6 2/3 innings to earn the 100th victory of his already storied and heavily decorated career.
It's a surprise, because while effective and at times dominant, he still wasn't the Kershaw we've come to expect. The 10 strikeouts were encouraging. The three walks were not, and neither was his inability to put the struggling Rockies away in the seventh inning.
It actually hasn't been vintage Kershaw for awhile now, which is one of the many reasons he's needed five chances to notch this 100th victory.