Serwinowski is the most intriguing name the Dodgers acquired. A 21-year-old left-hander who was ranked as the No. 10 prospect in the Reds’ farm system by MLB Pipeline, the former 15th-round draft pick has been a favorite of Dodgers’ evaluators for a while, according to another person with knowledge of the team’s thinking.

"We're in a position where we're in first place, and I don't even think we've played our best baseball yet,” Dodgers GM Brandon Gomes said.

Freeman has a two-run double and a solo home run, Alex Freeland gets his first career RBI and Kershaw scatters five hits in six scoreless innings in a 5-0 victory over the Rays.

The Tampa Bay Rays had the worst record in baseball in July, and that bad trend continued on Friday on the first day of August. They got roughed up at home by the Los Angeles Dodgers, losing 5-0 in the first game of a three-game series in Tampa.

Freddie Freeman hit a solo homer and doubled in two runs, Clayton Kershaw tossed six shutout innings, and the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers opened a three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays with a 5-0 win on Friday night.