Kershaw 1st Win Since June, Streaking Dodgers Top Shaky Reds

Kershaw 1st Win Since June, Streaking Dodgers Top Shaky Reds
Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw (22) delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds in Cincinnati on Sept 19, 2021. AP Photo/Bryan Woolston
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CINCINNATI—Clayton Kershaw pitched five sharp innings for his first win since June 27, Gavin Lux and Corey Seager each hit two-run homers and the streaking Los Angeles Dodgers beat the sliding Cincinnati Reds 8-5 Sunday.

Will Smith also homered as the Dodgers won for the eighth time in nine games. They began the afternoon two games behind San Francisco in the NL West.