Betts Hits 2 HRs, Kershaw Beats Yankees for 1st Time in Dodgers’ 8–4 Win

Betts Hits 2 HRs, Kershaw Beats Yankees for 1st Time in Dodgers’ 8–4 Win
Mookie Betts (50) of the Los Angeles Dodgers after a single against the New York Yankees in the first inning at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on June 2, 2023. Ronald Martinez/Getty Images
The Associated Press
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LOS ANGELES—Although Clayton Kershaw has accomplished just about everything it’s possible to do on a baseball mound during his 16-year career, he had never beaten the New York Yankees until Friday night.

The feat got a whole lot less daunting after the Los Angeles Dodgers staked him to a six-run lead in the first inning, and Kershaw sat on that cushion all the way to another milestone victory.