Clayton Kershaw Throws His Best Start of the Year, Approaches Record for Strikeouts
Clayton Kershaw earns his first win of the season and is 17 strikeouts away from 3,000 career strikeouts
Clayton Kershaw had his best start of the season in a much-needed win for the Los Angeles Dodgers over St. Louis.
The left-hander pitched 5.0 innings, allowing 6 hits, 1 earned run, 7 strikeouts, and no walks allowed.
Kershaw earned his first win of the season and the 213th of his Dodgers career.
In his last four starts, the Dodgers pitcher has a 2.70 ERA, 13 strikeouts, 5 earned runs in 16.2 innings pitched and no losses.
The team has won three of those last four outings for Clayton Kershaw.
Kershaw did not have a five-inning start with seven strikeouts and no walks since the 2023 season.
The pitcher tied Curt Schilling with 64 starts and the record for most starts in major league history with 5.0 innings, 7 strikeouts and no walks.
Dodgers add another pitcher to the injured list
Tony Gonsolin was placed on the 15-inning injured list days Saturday by the Dodgers with right elbow soreness.
He joined rotation members Tyler Glasnow, Roki Sasaki and Blake Snell among the Los Angeles Angels' 14 pitchers on the injured list.
Gonsolin, a 31-year-old right-hander, made his season debut on April 30 after recovering from Tommy John surgery on Aug. 18, 2023, and was 3-2 with a 5.00 ERA in seven starts.
He last pitched Wednesday in a 6-1 loss to the New York Mets, allowing three runs, two earned, three hits and three walks in five innings.
Other Dodgers pitchers on the injured list are right-handers Luis Garcia, Brudar Graterol, Michael Grove, Edgardo Henriquez, Kyle Hurt, Evan Phillips, River Ryan, Emmet Sheehan, Gavin Stone and Blake Treinen.