MILWAUKEE, Wis. -- One of these days, Clayton Kershaw will pick up his second victory of the season.

Kershaw took another no-decision Monday, after the Milwaukee Brewers rallied late for a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers at Miller Park.

The Los Angeles ace had been stellar through seven innings, striking out eight Milwaukee batters -- including the first four -- and scattering three hits.

“He was just being Kershaw,” said catcher Yasmani Grandal. “Just pounding guys in, breaking bats, getting ground balls, getting ahead of guys. Other than that, he was just being him.”

He looked to be well on his way to his first victory since April 17, but the Brewers got to him in the eighth. Armed with a 3-1 lead, Kershaw retired Elian Herrera to open the inning, but rookie shortstop Hector Gomez followed with a solo home run to get Milwaukee within a run.

It was Gomez’s second hit of the day off Kershaw; he tripled and scored in the sixth to put Milwaukee on the board.

“[Gomez] doesn't know [Kershaw], and [Kershaw] doesn't know him,” Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said. “We see each other on video. [Gomez] can play. People are talented here in the big leagues. A lot of guys start [in the eighth spot in the lineup] that are young guys, they put them there for a reason. Just because he's hitting eighth doesn't mean he can't play.”

Kershaw faced one more batter, pinch hitter Adam Lind, in a lefty-on-lefty matchup that lasted nine pitches and ended with a double off the wall in right-center.

Right-hander Chris Hatcher came on in relief, and gave up the tying run on a double by center fielder Carlos Gomez and the go-ahead run on Ryan Braun’s infield hit.

“I felt fine,” said Kershaw, who threw 91 pitches. “Gomez hit a good pitch. The ball was in, he was just ready to ambush and did a good job, and Lind, I just threw a slider right down the middle, overthrew it and he hit it hard.”

His 1-2 record aside, Kershaw put forth perhaps his best effort of the season. He hasn’t allowed more than two earned runs in his past three starts and has struck out 37 in in 26 1/3 innings of work during that stretch.

Along with his second victory of the season, Kershaw is looking for the 100th of his career. But with the Dodgers still sitting atop the National League West, team results are taking precedence over individual accolades for the time being.

“Any loss is frustrating and disappointing and all that stuff,” Kershaw said. “That’s why we play again tomorrow.”

In 10 previous career starts against the Brewers, Kershaw was 5-4 with a 3.05 ERA, but he was 4-0 in four career stats at Miller Park, where he had never allowed more than one earned run and carried an 0.87 ERA into his start Monday night.

His next start comes Saturday night against the Rockies in Colorado.