Clayton Kershaw pitched seven sharp innings for his 150th career win, Justin Turner homered and drove in five runs, and the Los Angeles Dodgers routed the Seattle Mariners 12-1 Sunday.
Kershaw (6-5) gave up four hits, struck out seven and walked one. The 30-year-old lefty with three NL Cy Young Awards improved to 150-69 in the majors.
Turner extended his hitting streak to 13 games with a season-high four hits, including a three-run homer in the ninth inning with position player Andrew Romine on the mound.
Los Angeles Dodgers' Justin Turner smiles after driving in a run on a single against the Seattle Mariners in the seventh inning of a baseball game Sunday, Aug. 19, 2018, in Seattle. (AP PhotoElaine Thompson)
Kike Hernandez had an RBI single as part of the Dodgers' five-run first inning. He added his 18th home run and a bases-loaded walk as the Dodgers won for the third time in four games.
Cody Bellinger pushed his own hitting streak to 12 games with three hits and two RBIs for Los Angeles.
The Dodgers tagged Seattle starter Roenis Elias (2-1). He had been on the disabled list with a left triceps strain since July 31 and was activated to start against the Dodgers. Before the game, Seattle manager Scott Servais said he hoped Elias could, "if it goes well, to give us maybe four innings." Elias did last three innings, giving up the five runs and seven hits.
Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Roenis Elias throws against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the first inning of a baseball game Sunday, Aug. 19, 2018, in Seattle. (AP PhotoElaine Thompson)
Los Angeles kept adding to the lead against the Mariners bullpen, scoring a run in five of the last six innings.
Ryon Healy had two of Seattle's five hits, including a run-scoring single in the fourth.
ROSTER MOVE
Before the game, the Mariners recalled RHP Chasen Bradford from Triple-A Tacoma and optioned INF Gordon Beckham and LHP James Pazos to Tacoma.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Mariners LHP James Paxton, on the 10-day DL with a left arm contusion, played catch for the first time since getting hit by a line drive on Tuesday. "I felt good. No problems," said Paxton, who threw from about 70 feet during the session. . C Chris Hermann left the game in the third inning with a right knee contusion after being hit by a foul ball.
UP NEXT
Dodgers: LHP Alex Wood (7-6, 3.51 ERA) faces the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday. Wood allowed one run on three hits over five innings in his last start against the Giants.
Mariners: RHP Felix Hernandez (8-11, 5.62) will make his 399th career start Monday against Houston. Hernandez had been demoted to the bullpen and made his first career relief appearance last week but is starting in place of the injured Paxton.