Clayton Kershaw pitched five innings of one-run ball and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Cincinnati Reds 6-3 on Tuesday night for their third straight win.

The Dodgers' NL West lead remained at one game over San Diego when the Padres beat Seattle 7-6.

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Kershaw (9-2) allowed two hits and struck out six in his 221st career victory, tying him with former Dodger Max Scherzer and Joe Niekro for 76th on the all-time list.

Kershaw finishes his month of August with a perfect record of 5-0 with a 1.88 ERA. He's also got a career ERA of 2.08 in 16 starts against the Reds, the lowest ERA against Cincinnati in the live-ball era.

Tanner Scott pitched the ninth to earn his 20th save.

The Dodgers batted around in the sixth

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