Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw took on fellow future Hall of Famer Max Scherzer of the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night and earned the victory with help from Mookie Betts.

Betts hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the fifth inning and drove in another run in the three-run seventh to help the host Dodgers to a 5-1 victory in the opener of the three-game series.

Kershaw (6-2) allowed one run and seven hits in six innings, striking out four and walking one. Shohei Ohtani had three hits and scored twice for the Dodgers, who had dropped two of three.

Scherzer (2-2) also went six innings, allowing two runs and six hits while striking out five and walking three. Daulton Varsho went 3-for-4 for the Blue Jays, who had won three in a row.

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