RISINGClayton Kershaw, LHP: The Dodgers are 15 games over .500 when he pitches and one game over .500 when he doesn't. Sounds like an elegant argument for the MVP award, doesn't it? The way things are going, the Dodgers almost have to win each of his starts to sew up the division. Kershaw held the Washington Nationals to a run on three hits over eight innings and that was the only win of what could prove to be a playoff series preview.