Kershaw Strikes Out 5 in Return, Dodgers Beat Diamondbacks 5-1

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw throws to an Arizona Diamondbacks batter during the first inning of a baseball game in Los Angeles on Sept. 13, 2021. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Photo

LOS ANGELES—With three weeks to go in the regular season and the Los Angeles Dodgers locked in a tight pennant race, Clayton Kershaw is back just in time.

Kershaw struck out five in his first start since July 3 and the Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-1 on Monday night for their seventh straight home victory.