Jeff Samardzija outpitched Clayton Kershaw on Thursday night to give the Tennessee Smokies a 2-0 victory in a Double-A Southern League game. Samardzija, a member of the Cubs farm system, pitched seven scoreless innings. He struck out five, walked one and yielded four hits. Kershaw, who is one of the most highly-regarded prospects in baseball and a member of the Dodgers organization, settled down to strike out eight over five innings after scattering two first-inning runs. Samardzija had a 3.41 ERA in six Double-A starts last season. His first performance of 2008 on April 5th was also a quality one, going five innings while giving up three hits and one run. The lefty Kershaw threw just three innings in his first start back on April 4th, but he struck out four and gave up just one run.