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Welcome to The Walk Off, the nightly MLB recap from Big League Stew. Here we'll look the top performers of the night, show you a must-see highlight and rundown the scoreboard. First, we start with a game you need to know about. Stop us if you've heard this one before: Clayton Kershaw is good. Like, really, really good. Like, he threw his third shutout of the month Monday night. Of the month! Kershaw's so good and we're so spoiled by his dominance that what he did against the Cincinnati Reds in the Dodgers' 1-0 win  actually had fans joking that he was only ho-hum. Kershaw gave up two hits, only struck out seven and actually walked someone. Yep, Kershaw's so good these days that seven Ks and a walk is actually an off night. Enjoy this ridiculous stat from Bill Shaikin of the L.A. Times : Clayton Kershaw has more shutouts (3) than walks (2) this month. #Dodgers — Bill Shaikin (@BillShaikin) May 24, 2016 Kershaw's lack of walks this season is well documented , but he's now up to five walks against 95 strikeouts in 79 innings this season, which puts his K/BB rate at 19.0. Noah Syndergaard is second in MLB in K/BB at 8.44. And get this? Kershaw's K/BB rate actually got worse Monday night. It was 22.0 prior to this latest shutout. His numbers in May: 4-0 with a 0.82 ERA, which is three earned runs in 33 innings. He's surrendered just 18 hits in that time and struck out 48 hitters. He K'd 12 in a May 12 shutout against the Mets and 14 in a May 1 shutout against the Padres. The way the schedule lines up, Kershaw will get one more start in May, probably against the Mets again. May he have mercy on their bats. TOP PERFORMERS • Johnny Cueto : Kershaw wasn't the only pitcher who put on a show Monday night. Give Cueto some props too. He finished with a two-hit shutout of his own as the Giants also picked up a 1-0 win . The Giants' win had its own bit of oddness, as the game went into the bottom of the ninth tied at zero. The Giants won when Hunter Pence hit a pinch-hit pop-up to right field that fell in front of Matt Kemp. Brandon Belt raced around to score from first base. Wasn't the fanciest walk-off win of the year, but it got the job done. Cueto, meanwhile, struck out six and didn't issue a walk. It was his second straight complete game. • Rich Hill : He didn't quite get a shutout, but A's starter Rich Hill was solid against the Seattle Mariners in Oakland's 5-0 win . Hill went eight scoreless inning, scattering eight hits and striking out six. He's now 7-3 with a 2.18 ERA this season. • Albert Pujols : In the Angels' 2-0 win over the Texas Rangers, it was Pujols who supplied all the offense. His two-run homer in the third inning secured the win. It was also his 569th career homer, which tied him with Rafael Palmeiro for 11th all-time.  MUST-SEE HIGHLIGHT It might be too early in the season to start talking about Cardinal Devil Magic, but it certainly felt like one of those games Monday night for the St. Louis Cardinals. They were down 3-1 in the seventh inning to the rival Chicago Cubs before Matt Adams came off the bench to hit a two-run, pinch-hit homer to tie things up. Then, in the bottom of the ninth, Randal Grichuk came to the plate with two outs to face Cubs reliever Adam Warren. Grichuk took Warren to a 2-2 count before depositing the fifth pitch into the right-center stands and ending the game with a walk-off homer.  The 4-3 loss was the third straight for the Cubs, the first time they've lost three consecutive games this season.  THE REST OF THE SCOREBOARD • Royals 10, Twins 4 : The Kansas City offense explodes for 10 runs on 17 hits, including a 5-for-5 night from Salvador Perez. • Marlins 7, Rays 6 : In this battle for Florida, the Fish score two in the eighth for the comeback win. • Tigers 5, Phillies 4 : Victor Martinez knocks in the go-ahead run with a seventh-inning single.  • Mets 7, Nats 1 : Yoenis Cespedes hits one of three Mets homers to beat Gio Gonzalez and the Nats. • White Sox 7, Indians 6 : Mat Latos — yes, Mat Latos — is 6-1 after White Sox hang on to beat their AL Central foes in the first game of a doubleheader. • Indians 5, White Sox 1 : The Tribe get revenge in Game 2 of the double dip, as Jose Ramirez, Juan Uribe and Rajai Davis all homer. •  Pirates 6, Rockies 3 : Josh Harrison has two hits and two RBIs to lead the Pirates charge. More MLB coverage from Yahoo Sports: - - - - - - - Mike Oz is the editor of Big League Stew on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at mikeozstew@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter! Follow @MikeOz Continue to Article

May 24, 2016 2:20:am EST

There was a time Jeff Samardzija and Andrew Cashner sat in the Wrigley Field bullpen together putting in their time as relievers while being considered the potential future front end of what's presently the best team in baseball's rotation. Teammates in 2010-11 before Cashner was traded to San Diego, neither ended up seeing it through to the end of the Chicago Cubs' lengthy rebuilding phase. Rather than being a part of the 29-14 Cubs, Samardzija (6-2, 2.66 ERA) finds himself atop the NL West and pitching accordingly, while Cashner (2-3, 4.93) is in the division cellar with similarly appropriate numbers. Continue to Article

May 24, 2016 1:27:am EST

The Los Angeles Dodgers taxed their bullpen during the end of their weekend series, causing a shakeup in the pitching staff before Clayton Kershaw alleviated some of the pressure in the series opener against the Cincinnati Reds. Mike Bolsinger was traveling with the club's Triple-A team when he learned he'd have to head to Los Angeles to make a spot start Tuesday night against the Reds, who send Daniel Wright to the hill for his major league debut. The Dodgers (23-23) used six pitchers in an 11-inning loss to San Diego on Saturday before nine took the mound Sunday to help snap a four-game losing streak with a 9-5, 17-inning victory. Continue to Article

May 24, 2016 1:22:am EST

May 24 (Infostrada Sports) - Standings from the MLB on Monday AMERICAN LEAGUEEASTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Baltimore 26 16 .619 - 2. Boston 27 17 .614 - 3. NY Yankees 21 22 .488 5 1/2 4. Toronto 22 24 .478 6 5. Tampa Bay 20 22 .476 6 CENTRAL DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Chicago White Sox 27 19 .587 - 2. Cleveland 23 20 .535 2 1/2 3. Kansas City 23 21 .523 3 4. Detroit 22 22 .500 4 5. Minnesota 11 33 .250 15 WESTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Seattle 26 18 .591 - 2. Texas 25 20 .556 1 1/2 3. LA Angels 21 24 .467 5 1/2 4. Oakland 20 26 .435 7 5. Houston 17 28 . ... Continue to Article

May 24, 2016 1:17:am EST