clayton kershaw was on the mound for the dodgers last night in los angeles against the tampa bay rays, and so the k is for kershaw kountdown is back.
kershaw pitched five innings and struck out 5 batters to give him 24 strikeouts for the 2024 season. those 5 rays that he k'd increased his career total to 2,968.
in honor of his performance, here are 5 not seen on this blog before cards from my collection to represent strikeouts 2,964 through 2,968.
kershaw allowed five straight batters to reach base in the first inning, allowing four runs in the process. however, he regained control and held the rays to just one run in the four innings following. kershaw struck out two batters in both the third and fouth innings, and was in line for the win until the dodger bullpen surrendered the lead in the late innings.
kershaw remains in 21st place on the all-time leader board, and he will remain there until he passes zack greinke. greinke, who hasn't formally retired but hasn't joined a team so far in 2024, has a career strikeout total of 2,979. kershaw is now 11 k's behind greinke and 32 away from the 3,000 milestone. kershaw could have as many as six starts remaining in the regular season, but he will need to average just over five k's per inning to get to 3,000 this year.
kershaw should be back on the mound this weekend against the diamondbacks which should be interesting given how disastrous his last outing against them was. know that when kershaw makes his next start, i will be back to update the kountdown soon thereafter. stay tuned!
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