Clayton Kershaw Sends Clear Message to ‘Bush League' Cardinals After Win
Clayton Kershaw Sends Clear Message to 'Bush League' Cardinals After Win originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
Los Angeles Dodgers great Clayton Kershaw and the St. Louis Cardinals each felt like traveling back to 2014 on Sunday afternoon.
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Kershaw, the 2014 NL MVP and Cy Young winner, triumphed in his trip down Memory Lane. The future Hall of Famer limited the Cardinals to one run and struck out seven over five innings.
Perhaps more importantly, Kershaw finally earned his first win of the season and now sits 17 strikeouts short of 3,000. The veteran lefty's strong outing came after the Cardinals showed a video of ex-Cardinals first baseman Matt Adams homering off him in the 2014 NLDS.
Although plenty of pitchers might laugh the insult off or outright dismiss it, Kershaw didn't hide his disappointment.
'I think it's a little bush league,' Kershaw told reporters, 'but I don't expect anything less from these guys. So, it's no worries.'
Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton KershawJeff Curry-Imagn Images
As of publication, the Cardinals had not addressed Kershaw's comments.
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It's rare for an opposing player to call out a team's Jumbotron graphics or videos. That didn't stop Kershaw, who moved to 12-6 with a 2.84 ERA over 23 career starts against the Cardinals, from expressing his frustration.
Kershaw got the final laugh, though, and it came at a much-needed time for the inconsistent Dodgers. Sunday's victory salvaged the final game of a three-game set and kept the Dodgers one game above both the San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants in the NL West.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 9, 2025, where it first appeared.
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