New Delhi, Aug. 27 -- 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.
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.
Tanner Scott pitched the ninth to earn his 20th save.
The Dodgers batted around in the sixth when they scored four runs, extending their lead to 6-1. Will Smith homered leading off against reliever Brent Suter. Miguel Rojas added a pinch-hit two-run double and Shohei Ohtani had an RBI single.
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