LOS ANGELES -- Clayton Kershaw struck out 12, second baseman Howie Kendrick homered and first baseman Adrian Gonzalez set a franchise record for hits, boosting the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 7-3 victory over the Colorado Rockies before a crowd of 48,950 at Dodger Stadium on Friday night.

Gonzalez went 3-for-4 with two RBIs, becoming the first Dodgers player to record 22 hits in the opening 10 games. Kendrick was 2-for-4 with three runs batted in as the Dodgers (7-3) captured their fifth win in a row.

Kershaw (1-1) allowed three runs (one earned) on six hits with a walk in six innings. He surrendered home runs to Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki and right fielder Charlie Blackmon.

Rockies starter Kyle Kendrick (1-2) was battered for six runs on seven hits with four walks and six strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings as the Rockies (7-3) had a three-game winning streak end. They also lost on the road for the first time in seven games.

The Dodgers scored three runs in the first off the Rockies' Kendrick. Gonzalez initiated the burst, driving an RBI double to left-center that scored shortstop Jimmy Rollins for a 1-0 lead. Gonzalez extended his hitting streak to 12 games.

The Dodgers' Kendrick followed with his first home run of the season, smacking the first pitch he saw from Kyle Kendrick into the seats in left for a 3-0 Dodgers' advantage.

Tulowitzki lined a 1-2 pitch from Kershaw over the wall in left for a solo home run to cut the margin to 3-1 to lead off the fourth.

In the bottom of the inning, catcher Yasmani Grandal scored on a wild pitch with two outs to push the Dodgers' lead back to three runs.

Blackmon crushed a two-run shot to right on a 3-2 Kershaw fastball with two outs in the fifth, pulling Colorado within 4-3.

Los Angeles added a pair of runs in the bottom of the inning on run-scoring doubles by Gonzalez and Howie Kendrick for a 6-3 lead.

Dodgers right fielder Andre Ethier added a sacrifice fly in the seventh inning to cap the scoring.

NOTES: Dodgers RF Yasiel Puig missed his third straight contest with a tight hamstring, and his return is unknown. Puig sustained the injury Monday night against the Seattle Mariners. Andre Ethier started in Puig's place. ... Rockies OF Carlos Gonzalez was not in the starting lineup. Manager Walt Weiss said he wanted to give Gonzalez, who was batting .167 against LHP Clayton Kershaw, an extra day of rest. ... The Dodgers claimed RHP Daniel Corcino off waviers from the Cincinnati Reds, optioned RHP Carlos Frias to Triple-A Oklahoma City and designated LHP Ryan Dennick for assignment. Los Angeles also recalled LHP Adam Liberatore from Triple-A Oklahoma City. ... Rockies RHP Jordan Lyles (1-0, 2.25 ERA) will face Dodgers RHP Zack Greinke (1-0, 0.69 ERA) on Saturday.