The brilliance of Clayton Kershaw knows no bounds. Every time the Dodgers left-hander has taken the hill this season it seems he's rewriting history in some form or fashion. Whether he's tying a record, setting a record or continuing a pace that's just plain silly , there's reason to pay attention to every start he makes. Then it's worth reading the footnotes once his day is done. [ Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Baseball contest now ] Friday's outing in San Francisco was no exception. Kershaw went pitch-for-pitch with Giants right-hander Johnny Cueto, who himself is having an All-Star season that could ultimately garner Cy Young consideration. In eight innings, Kershaw allowed two runs on five hits to pick up his ninth win in the Dodgers' 3-2 victory . Those numbers are impressive enough, but it's Kershaw's massive strikeout total and his notable lack of walks that is really setting the record book on fire. Coming into Friday's start, Kershaw had 109 strikeouts on the season to go along with six walks. That equaled an 18.17 K/BB ratio, which would shatter the previous single-season mark held by Phil Hughes (11.63) in 2014. All Kershaw did on Friday was add 13 strikeouts to his total...