What would you say of a starting pitcher who, in his team’s toughest month of the season, has managed to go 4-0, pitching to a sub-2.00 ERA, with three quality starts and has opposing hitters slugging under .300 against him? Well, that is the production brought to you by Clayton Kershaw in his 18th season as a big leaguer. Now he’ll look to cap off an outstanding August on a high note against the Cincinnati Reds, one of the many teams he has bullied since coming up to the bigs (2.10 ERA in 103 IP vs. Cincinnati).

Kershaw’s outstanding .800 winning percentage on the season isn’t just a byproduct of outstanding run support, although that is a part of it, as the Dodgers are averaging 5.5 runs in his 16 starts. By every measure, he has earned that record with the second-lowest ERA on the team

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