Tweet Of The Day: Clayton Kershaw Racking Up Strikeouts For A Good Cause

Clayton Kershaw Leads Dodgers Over Brewers 5-1

Clayton Kershaw continued his stellar season, pitching eight scoreless innings on Thursday against the Brewers, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 5-1 win in the finale of a four-game series at Miller Park in Milwaukee. It was the seventh win for Kershaw in his last eight starts, and it snapped a six-game winning streak by Milwaukee.

Kershaw has allowed nine earned runs in his last eight starts. He walked none and struck out six Thursday against the Brewers, giving him a National League-leading 199 punchouts on the season. Kershaw is 15-5 with a 2.60 ERA, and has walked two or fewer batters in 21 of 26 starts this year.

Rod Barajas homered in the second inning and had two hits on the day. Barajas has 11 home runs on the season, which is second on the Dodgers behind Matt Kemp's 28 bombs. The Dodgers open a series in Colorado Friday night against the Rockies.

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Dodgers Vs. Brewers: Justin Sellers Moves Up In Batting Order

The Los Angeles Dodgers look to avoid a sweep on Thursday afternoon against the Milwaukee Brewers. Clayton Kershaw takes the mound against Marco Estrada for Milwaukee. Here are the starting lineups for the series finale:

Dodgers (55-67)

Gwynn LF
Sellers SS
Ethier RF
Kemp CF
Rivera 1B
Miles 3B
Barajas C
Carroll 2B
Kershaw P

Rookie shortstop Justin Sellers makes his sixth start in seven games since getting called up to replace the injured Dee Gordon. Sellers is batting second on Thursday, moving up from batting eighth in each of his previous five games.

Brewers (73-51)

Hart RF
Hairston CF
Braun LF
Fielder 1B
McGehee 3B
Betancourt SS
Lucroy C
Wilson 2B
Estrada P

Jerry Hairston Jr. has started all four games of the series, two in center field and two at second base. Josh Wilson is at second base today against Kershaw, just as he was Monday against the southpaw Ted Lilly. Nyjer Morgan started in center field against the two right-handers for the Dodgers.

Thursday's 11:10 a.m. PDT game will be televised by Prime Ticket. For more news and information about the Dodgers, be sure to read True Blue LA.

Dodgers Vs. Brewers: Clayton Kershaw Looks To Avoid Sweep

Kershaw is 8-2 with a 1.93 ERA in his last 11 starts.