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Clayton Kershaw scripts MLB history with 3000th strikeout in Dodgers vs White Sox game
Clayton Kershaw
etched his name into baseball history on Wednesday night as he recorded his 3,000th career strikeout during the Los Angeles Dodgers-Chicago White Sox game.
Kershaw, who came into the game needing three strikeouts to become the 20th pitcher in history to reach 3,000, attained the feat in style.
— Dodgers (@Dodgers)
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Kershaw is now only the third pitcher to strike out 3,000 batters while playing for just one team, joining Walter Johnson (Washington Senators) and Bob Gibson (St. Louis Cardinals).
— Dodgers (@Dodgers)
Kershaw, three-time National League
Cy Young Award
winner and 2014 NL Most Valuable Player, also became the 20th pitcher in major league history to reach 3,000 in his career and just the fourth left-hander. The others: Steve Carlton, Randy Johnson and CC Sabathia.
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— Dodgers (@Dodgers)
'It's the last box for Clayton to check in his tremendous career,' Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said before the game. 'He's never been a person to look for kind of acknowledgment or attention, but he's earned that whether he likes it or not.'
— Dodgers (@Dodgers)
Kershaw (4-0, 3.03 ERA) has earned the win in each of his past four starts, allowing one run on two hits over six innings Thursday in a 3-1 victory at Colorado as he inched closer to his milestone with five strikeouts.
