SAN FRANCISCO—Clayton Kershaw left his start with low back pain and the Los Angeles Dodgers went on to beat the San Francisco Giants 5–3 on Thursday to complete a four-game sweep.
Kershaw appeared to feel discomfort while he was warming up before the bottom of the fifth inning. The three-time NL Cy Young Award winner winced and pointed to his dugout, and then walked off the field gingerly with a trainer.
Kershaw made 66 pitches through four innings, allowing one earned run and three hits with four strikeouts.
Los Angeles Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw pitches against the San Francisco Giants during the first inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. (Jeff Chiu/AP Photo)
Mookie Betts and Trea Turner homered for Los Angeles, which completed its first four-game sweep in San Francisco since 1977. The majors-leading Dodgers have won eight straight games against the Giants, matching the longest streak in Los Angeles history….