What a masterful game. Appearing in his seventh consecutive Opening Day game Clayton Kershaw continued his dominance by going seven scoreless innings, allowed just one earned run, striking out eight and uncharacteristically walking two. He is now 5-0 with a 0.98 ERA overall on Opening Day, and the Dodgers have won all seven games he has pitched. Per Ken Gurnick at MLB.com:
"I think it's a huge honor to get to do it -- but seven times is pretty crazy, I never would have guessed that," Kershaw said. "I don't really have a reason [for the success], but it's a lot of fun and I'm thankful for the opportunity.