Clayton Kershaw flirts with perfect game as Dodgers top Angels

Clayton Kershaw carried a perfect game into the eighth inning to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 9-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night in Anaheim, Calif.

Kershaw (7-2), who threw his only career no-hitter in 2014, retired the first 21 batters before Angels cleanup hitter Luis Rengifo hit a slider on a 2-1 count into the left-field corner for a double, ending Kershaw's bid to throw the 24th perfect gam