Kershaw achieved the long-awaited 3,000K! Tuckman rookie struck out with his 100th ball and kissed for the 20th time in 6 innings, 9 hits, 4 runs and 3K
Jul 03, 2025
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Kershaw started the home game against the Chicago White Sox at Dodger Stadium on the 3rd (Korea time) and added three strikeouts to put the flag on the 3,000 strikeouts mark.
He struggled in six innings, allowing nine hits and one walk and allowing four runs, but was replaced after adding three strikeouts and achieving 3,000 strikeouts.
Kershaw, who got a triple on the right field by Austin Slater after one out in the top of the first inning, handled Miguel Vargas well with a ground ball to third base, but gave up a right-handed hit to Andrew Benintendi to allow the first run.
Kershaw, who was then hit by a shortstop infield hit by Edgar Kero and was on the first and second bases with two outs, was hit hard by Lenin Sosa to the left, but left fielder Michael Confoto reached out his glove over the fence and managed to finish the inning.
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He struck out one in the third inning with a 2-1 lead, but allowed an additional three runs due to a rough hit. Kershaw, who allowed a right-handed hit to lead Chase Maidros, threw an 87.3-mile slider toward his body from a full count before being hit with a two-run shot that went well over the left fence.
He then struck out Miguel Vargas on three pitches to reach 2998 strikeouts. Vargas' bat went off a slow curve outside 72.2 miles on the third pitch from the two-strike.
However, Kershaw, who gave Benintendi a right-handed double, allowed Kero to hit a right-handed hit to score his fourth run. a 2-4 inferiority. Kershaw then finished the inning by treating Sosa with a fly to right field and Turkman with a fly to left field.
In the fourth inning, trailing 2-4, he walked the lead Taylor and handled Kapra's bunt to get to second base with one out. However, Kershaw grounded out Maidros to third base and caught Slater with a fly ball to right field to score no runs.
Kershaw, who gave up a heavy hit to Kero after two outs in the fifth inning, followed by a 2-4 deficit, struck out Sosa swinging and reaching the 2999th strikeout. In the two-strike, he dropped a 72.4 mile curve on the third pitch on the home plate on a one-bound basis to induce a swing and miss.
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Kershaw, who grounded out the front-runner Tuckman to first base, allowed Taylor to double on the left-field line. However, he got rid of the runner by catching Taylor, who was attempting to steal third base, with catcher Will Smith's accurate throw. At this time, third baseman Max Muncy collided with Taylor and injured his left leg and was replaced by Kiké Hernández.
Kershaw then struck out Kapra with an 85.3-mile slider on the fourth pitch with an outside strike at the ball count of 1B2S, achieving the long-awaited 3,000 strikeouts. It was his 100th pitch of the day.
Kershaw took off his hat to return to the fans who gave him a standing ovation as he entered the third-base dugout after the inning, then hugged his teammates one by one and enjoyed the joy.
It was the 441st career game and 438th start for Kershaw, the Dodgers' franchise star player who made his major league debut in 2008.
Kershaw became the 20th pitcher of all time, the fourth left-hander, and the third pitcher to play on a single team with 3,000 strikeouts. Earlier, left-handers Steve Carlton (4136), Randy Johnson (4875), and CC Sabathia (3093) had 3,000 strikeouts, while Washington Senators Walter Johnson (3509) and St. Louis Cardinals Bob Gibson (3117) completed the milestone as one-club players.
He became the third active pitcher to have 3,000 strikeouts after Justin Verlander (3471) and Max Scherzer (3419).
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
