Clayton Kershaw, the 'living legend' of the LA Dodgers, secured his third win of the season. Kim Hye-sung took the field as a substitute in the 9th inning.

Kershaw started in a home game against the Washington Nationals at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on the 21st (Korea time), recording 5 innings, 5 hits (2 home runs allowed), 2 walks, 4 strikeouts, and 2 earned runs.

The Dodgers, with Kershaw as the starting pitcher, arranged the lineup as follows: designated hitter Shohei Ohtani, shortstop Mookie Betts, catcher Will Smith, right fielder Teoscar Hernández, center fielder Andy Pajes, second baseman Tommy Edman, left fielder Michael Conforto, first baseman Kiké Hernández, and third baseman Miguel Rojas.

Washington's lineup featured shortstop C.J. Abrams, second baseman Ahmed Rosario, left fielder James Wood, designated hitter Andrés Chaparro, first baseman Nate Lowe, third baseman Brady House, right fielder Alex Call, catcher Riley Adams, and center fielder Jacob Young.

The starting pitcher for Washington was left-hander Mackenzie Gore. He began his major league career with the San Diego Padres in 2022 and has appeared in a total of 90 games, achieving 24 wins, 32 losses, and a 3.95 earned run average. This season, he has a record of 15 games with 3 wins, 6 losses, and a 2.89 earned run average.

In the 1st inning, after one out, Kershaw allowed a left-field solo home run to Rosario. He induced groundouts from Wood and Chaparro to end the inning. In the 2nd inning, after Lowe's walk and Call's hit to right-center, he faced a one-out, two-on situation, but induced a ground double play from Adams. In the 3rd inning, after one out, he faced a two-on situation with walks from Abrams and a hit from Rosario. He struck out Wood and Chaparro consecutively.

Kershaw completed his first scoreless inning in the 4th, facing Lowe, House, and Call. In the 5th inning, Kershaw allowed a left-field solo home run to lead-off batter Adams, and after a hit by Young and a wild pitch, he was in a one-out, two-on situation for additional runs, but induced groundouts from Rosario and Wood. Kershaw left the mound ahead 5-2 in the 6th inning.

The Dodgers defeated Washington 6-5. Kim Hye-sung, who was absent from the starting lineup, came in as a substitute in the 9th inning for Michael Conforto. Rojas stood out among the team’s hitters with 2 hits, 2 runs, and 2 RBIs in 3 at-bats. Ohtani added a hit and an RBI.

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