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Reigning CY Young Award Winner Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers played the Colorado Rockies at Dodger Stadium. Clayton Kershaw pitched a gem as he attempted to keep the Dodgers in the playoff race. This ball was used in the top of the fifth inning, as Kershaw was facing Josh Rutledge. He threw a 75 MPH curveball that Rutledge fought off, fouling it back to the screen. This ball was taken out of the game, and the very next pitch was hit to third baseman Luis Crus for a single, one of only five hits allowed in this game. Kershaw pitched 8 solid innings, striking out 10, walking 2, and allowing no runs. Josh Wall sealed the win with a 1-2-3 ninth inning, preserving Kershaw’s 60th career win. With this win the Dodgers are in second place in their division, 10 games behind the Giants, and trail the Cardinals by 3 games for the last wild-card spot, with 5 games left in the season.