LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Clayton Kershaw struck out a season high-tying 14 to win for the first time in three outings and the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1 Friday night in the series opener.Kershaw (11-6) allowed one run and three hits in eight innings. He walked one in the Dodgers' first home game in two weeks.Kenley Jansen pitched the ninth to earn his 26th save in 28 chances.Kershaw allowed a run for the first time in 31 1-3 innings at home - longest such streak in the majors this season - in the fourth on Anthony Rizzo's 26th homer that tied it at 1-all. 
Kershaw got back on the winning track after the Dodgers wasted two gems by the left-hander - 10-inning walk-off losses in Oakland on Aug. 18 and in Houston last Sunday.The Cubs fell to 5-3 against former Cy Young Award winners this season. They beat Kershaw 4-2 in Chicago on June 22.Jason Hammel (7-6) gave up three runs and four hits in five-plus innings. The right-hander struck out five and walked three.The Dodgers capitalized on the Cubs' pitching breakdowns in the sixth, scoring three runs to take a 4-1 lead.Chase Utley scored in his first home game for the Dodgers and Adrian Gonzalez was safe at second base on a throwing error by catcher Miguel Montero, putting Los Angeles ahead for good, 2-1.Pinch-hitter Scott Van Slyke grounded into a double play, scoring Gonzalez. They added another run on Kike Hernandez's RBI single.Utley's triple to deep center field gave the Dodgers a 1-0 lead in the third.
Kershaw got back on the winning track after the Dodgers wasted two gems by the left-hander - 10-inning walk-off losses in Oakland on Aug. 18 and in Houston last Sunday.The Cubs fell to 5-3 against former Cy Young Award winners this season. They beat Kershaw 4-2 in Chicago on June 22.Jason Hammel (7-6) gave up three runs and four hits in five-plus innings. The right-hander struck out five and walked three.The Dodgers capitalized on the Cubs' pitching breakdowns in the sixth, scoring three runs to take a 4-1 lead.Chase Utley scored in his first home game for the Dodgers and Adrian Gonzalez was safe at second base on a throwing error by catcher Miguel Montero, putting Los Angeles ahead for good, 2-1.Pinch-hitter Scott Van Slyke grounded into a double play, scoring Gonzalez. They added another run on Kike Hernandez's RBI single.Utley's triple to deep center field gave the Dodgers a 1-0 lead in the third.
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