LOS ANGELES — Dodgers left-hander Alex Wood has been the ideal complement to Los Angeles ace Clayton Kershaw, and Wood will try to follow in the veteran’s footsteps again Wednesday when he starts against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Dodger Stadium.
Kershaw didn’t allow an earned run for a third consecutive start Tuesday as the Dodgers won the series opener 4-3, moving first-place Los Angeles 3 1/2 games ahead of second-place Arizona in the NL West.
Wood enters his Wednesday outing with a 9-0 record and a 1.83 ERA in 73 2/3 innings. He has limited opposing batters to a .