Kershaw Tosses 2-Hit Ball Over 5 Innings and Dodgers Beat Giants 7–0

J.D. Martinez (28) of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrates his solo home run in front of Patrick Bailey (14) of the San Francisco Giants, to take a 1-0 lead, during the first inning at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 23, 2023. Harry How/Getty Images

LOS ANGELES—Pitching on six days’ rest with a velocity no longer matching his prime years, Clayton Kershaw still is finding ways to win for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The 35-year-old left-hander tossed two-hit ball over five innings, Mookie Betts hit a two-run double that set a record of 105 RBIs for a leadoff hitters and the Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 7–0 on Saturday night, September 23.