you can do it Clayton 
An early NL Cy Young candidate yet again, Clayton Kershaw is in the midst of a historic stretch and on pace for a record-setting season with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Kershaw (6-1, 1.67 ERA) has to be the last pitcher the Reds want to face after totaling nine runs and batting .197 while striking out 33 times in the last four of a 2-12 stretch.
The 28-year-old ace has struck out at least 10 with one or no walks in six consecutive starts, a MLB record he'll try to extend in the series opener. His run of six straight with at least 10 Ks is also a franchise mark and two shy of the major league record set by Pedro Martinez in 1999 and matched by Chris Sale last season.
With a MLB-best 88 strikeouts and four walks, Kershaw's strikeout-to-walk ratio of 22 to 1 is on pace to break Phil Hughes' 11.63 to 1 mark set in 2014. He's been even better lately with an 0.82 ERA, 48 strikeouts and one walk in four straight wins.
"Adjectives, superlatives - there are none," manager Dave Roberts told the league's official website. "He's consistent, and he's consistently great. ... He continues to do it, punches out guys, doesn't walk guys, and just continues to dominate."
An early NL Cy Young candidate yet again, Clayton Kershaw is in the midst of a historic stretch and on pace for a record-setting season with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Kershaw (6-1, 1.67 ERA) has to be the last pitcher the Reds want to face after totaling nine runs and batting .197 while striking out 33 times in the last four of a 2-12 stretch.
The 28-year-old ace has struck out at least 10 with one or no walks in six consecutive starts, a MLB record he'll try to extend in the series opener. His run of six straight with at least 10 Ks is also a franchise mark and two shy of the major league record set by Pedro Martinez in 1999 and matched by Chris Sale last season.
With a MLB-best 88 strikeouts and four walks, Kershaw's strikeout-to-walk ratio of 22 to 1 is on pace to break Phil Hughes' 11.63 to 1 mark set in 2014. He's been even better lately with an 0.82 ERA, 48 strikeouts and one walk in four straight wins.
"Adjectives, superlatives - there are none," manager Dave Roberts told the league's official website. "He's consistent, and he's consistently great. ... He continues to do it, punches out guys, doesn't walk guys, and just continues to dominate."
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