Clayton Kershaw surpassed Don Sutton becoming the Los Angeles Dodgers’ all-time strikeout leader with 2,700 during Saturday night’s game at Dodgers Stadium.
Kershaw pitched six innings striking out, while giving up one run on four hits and two walks. Kershaw was relieved with the game tied at 1, but the Dodgers would eventually lose to the Detroit Tigers 5–1.
Beginning their careers with the Brooklyn Dodgers, Don Drysdale is third on the Dodgers’ career strikeout list with 2,486 and Sandy Koufax is fourth at 2,396.
“It’s special,” said the three-time Cy Young winner Kershaw. “I understand that the Dodgers are a historic franchise, so the guys that are on that list that I was fortunate enough to pass was a big deal.”
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