Dodgers celebrate the end of their losing streak by -- what else? -- doing the Running Man challenge
With six straight losses and the entirety of the NL West under .500 entering Sunday's game, the Dodgers were looking to break out of their funk. Fortunately, they had the demigod Clayton Kershaw set to take the mound. And Kershaw, being something more than human, delivered. The three-time Cy Young Award winner shut out the Padres, striking out 14, walking no one and, yes, even having a higher game score (a Bill James statistic that tries to assess pitcher dominance) than Jake Arrieta's no-hitter.
Kershaw today: 9 IP | 3 H | 0 BB | 14 K | Game Score: 95
— Jason Foster (@ByJasonFoster) May 1, 2016
Arrieta's no-hitter: 9 IP | 0 hits | 4 BB | 6 K | Game Score: 89
Who was better?
Of course, that wasn't the extent of Kershaw's brilliance. He also drove in the game's only run in the Dodgers' 1-0 victory.
Which meant that when the game was over and the Dodgers were back to their winning ways, there was only one way to celebrate. Cue the Running Man Challenge. And appreciate the very middle school dance atmosphere that seems to fill these videos.
