Clayton Kershaw strikes out season-high 14 as Dodgers down Nationals

Reporting from Washington — This looks familiar, doesn’t it?

Clayton Kershaw looked like the Clayton Kershaw of old Saturday, striking out a season-high 14 batters in the Dodgers’ 4-2 victory over the Washington Nationals.

Kershaw gave up only three hits over eight shutout innings. He walked none.

Shortly before Kershaw took the mound at Nationals Park, the two teams completed the game that was suspended the previous night. The Nationals won that contest, 5-3.

Kershaw was downright dominant, striking out two batters in each of the first seven innings.

Nationals right fielder Bryce Harper, a leading candidate to claim the league’s most valuable player award, struck out in all three of his at-bats against Kershaw.

Harper hit a two-run home run in his final at-bat, which was against closer Kenley Jansen.

Kershaw also didn’t walk any batters in his last start, when he pitched a shutout against the Philadelphia Phillies.

The Dodgers went ahead, 1-0, in the first inning when an infield single by Yasiel Puig scored Adrian Gonzalez from third base.

The Dodgers scored three more runs in the fifth inning to increase their lead to 4-0. That last of those runs was driven in by Puig, who singled to left field.

Gonzalez and Justin Turner each finished the game with three hits.

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