Chase Utley led off the first inning and hit a home run in the second inning in the Dodgers’ 5-0 win Thursday. (Getty Images)

Clayton Kershaw threw his second shutout in his last three starts, and also set a team record by striking out at least 10 batters for the fifth straight game (he finished with 13), in the Dodgers’ 5-0 win over the New York Mets. The box score is here.

Tomorrow’s starting pitching matchup features two college roommates.

Kershaw spoke at some length after the game about going the distance, pitching 250 games in the majors, and his ridiculous 77-to-4 strikeout-to-walk ratio, among other things: