Meanwhile, Kershaw was plowing through the Reds' lineup. The left-hander faced the minimum from the second until the seventh inning, which Puig led off with a single after striking out in the fourth. No longer overpowering, Kershaw worked both sides of the plate with a fastball averaging 90 mph, a slider a few ticks below that, and a looping curveball to induce 14 swings-and-misses. He outlasted his counterpart and kept the Reds off the board over his final six innings. It was the start he wanted and the start the Dodgers needed before Pederson provided the conclusion to an eventful night starring a couple former teammates.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 16, 2019 05:25 UTC