yes, the kountdown to 3,000 strikeouts for clayton kershaw is back as he returned from the il to pitch against the rockies on thursday night at home in dodger stadium. he struck out 4 batters to give him 109 strikeouts on the season. those 4 rockies that he k'd increased his career total to 2,916.
in honor of his performance, here are 4 cards to represent strikeouts 2,913 through 2,916.
2,913 - 2013 bowman platinum cutting edge stars
2,915 - 2015 topps high tek pattern 2 spiral dots
2,916 - 2016 topps museum collection
kershaw remains in 21st place on the all-time leader board, and he will remain there until he passes zack greinke. greinke, who is currently on the il, struck out 12 batters while kershaw was out to increase his career strikeout total to 2,955. kershaw is now 39 k's behind greinke and 84 away from the 3,000 milestone.
kershaw finished five innings in his return, allowing one run and three hits. i watched the first three innings, and he looked pretty sharp. the dodgers, who have been playing pretty well since the trade deadline, can afford to take it slow with kershaw, so i would imagine we won't see him go deep in to games any time soon.
it looks like kershaw's next start will come against the brewers next week. i am going to be in milwaukee, but the brew crew and dodgers will be playing on the west coast, unfortunately. regardless of when he makes his next start, i will be back to update the kountdown soon thereafter. stay tuned!
Be careful with how many Ks you string together.
ReplyDeleteThe GQ wins it.
It's starting to look like we'll have to wait until next season for 3k. :(
ReplyDeleteHow many innings is he averaging per outing this year?
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