Clayton Kershaw delivered six strikeouts across five innings on four days' rest, surrendering two hits and one earned run in the win over Cincinnati. Manager Dave Roberts explained the short-rest decision prioritized Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Shohei Ohtani receiving a full week between starts and praised Kershaw's willingness to adjust his schedule. Kershaw carries a 3.06 ERA through 88.1 innings and an ERA+ of 137, indicating performance well above league average. His current form resembles healthier past versions and provides rotation flexibility that aids both the team's ace and Ohtani's workload ramp-up.
"Just for Clayton to be open to it, to be able to adjust his schedule, has been huge," Roberts said. "And he's performed admirably. I mean, above that. So, yeah, the guys are all in and understand kind of what we're dealing with, as far as a rotation, and there's got to be a little bit of give and take."
He is working with a 3.06 ERA on the year across 88.1 innings of work. He has an ERA+ of 137, which is almost 40 percent higher than league average. Better yet, he is allowing the team's current ace to get more rest and a three-time MVP to continue ramping up to his full-time duty on the mound.
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