Of course, the Dodgers had to score to get Kershaw his victory, and he took care of that himself, knocking in the lone run of the afternoon with a third-inning single. It marked the eighth time in his career that Kershaw has recorded an RBI during a game in which the Dodgers' opponent was held scoreless.
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The Padres got an extremely impressive effort from their own southpaw, Drew Pomeranz, who lowered his ERA to 2.48 with seven innings of one-run ball. It's been a fantastic start to the season for Pomeranz, who didn't clinch his rotation spot until the final week of Spring Training. But on Sunday, a three-hit effort from the 27-year-old lefty wasn't enough to best Kershaw.
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Puig's arm also pretty good: Kershaw lost his perfect game in the fifth inning, but he continued his streak of facing the minimum, thanks to Yasiel Puig's arm. Alexei Ramirez singled to the right-field corner and kept running to second, thinking he had a double. Puig's throw to Corey Seager showed otherwise, nailing Ramirez and ending the inning.
Leave 'em hanging: Trayce Thompson doubled to left with one out in the fifth, but Pomeranz managed to escape the threat. Seager launched a loud out to the right-field warning track, before Kershaw went down swinging to end the threat.
Just a light stretch: Kershaw ran into his only trouble in the seventh inning, when back-to-back singles from Wil Myers and Matt Kemp gave the Padres runners on the corners, their only baserunners of the game. Kershaw had no trouble negating them while pitching out of the stretch, striking out Melvin Upton Jr. and forcing a high fly ball from Derek Norris.
Sigh of relief: Padres relievers had been hit hard entering the series in Los Angeles, and they got off to a rough start, with Brad Hand allowing a homer to the first batter he faced Friday night. After that? The bullpen tossed eight scoreless frames at Dodger Stadium, including one Sunday, with two strikeouts from Hand.
WHAT'S NEXT
Padres: The Friars open a three-game set against Colorado on Monday at 7:10 p.m. PT, with James Shields on the hill. Shields is coming off his best outing of the season, and four of his five starts have been quality. But the Padres' offense has scored six times in his outings, and he remains in search of win No. 1.
Dodgers: The Dodgers are off Monday and then will take part in some Interleague action on Tuesday. Scott Kazmir will take the mound against the Rays, his original MLB team, with first pitch scheduled for 4:10 p.m. PT.
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Jack Baer is a contributor to MLB.com based in Los Angeles.
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