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Bill Plaschke: Clayton Kershaw has surpassed Sandy Koufax as Dodgers’ greatest pitcher

LOS ANGELES — Spencer Torkelson flailed, and Dodger Stadium shook. Clayton Kershaw shoved his cap into the air, and Dodger Stadium screamed. The cool April air was filled with a whiff of greatness Saturday night as a sweating, jabbing Dodgers lefty punched out a record and took his place at the top of a rotation of legends. In the fourth inning against the Detroit Tigers, on an 89-mph slider ...
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw acknowledges the crowd after becoming the team's all-time leader in strikeouts, during the fourth inning against the Detroit Tigers at Dodger Stadium on Saturday, April 30, 2022, in Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES — Spencer Torkelson flailed, and Dodger Stadium shook.

Clayton Kershaw shoved his cap into the air, and Dodger Stadium screamed.

The cool April air was filled with a whiff of greatness Saturday night as a sweating, jabbing Dodgers lefty punched out a record and took his place at the top of a rotation of legends.

In the fourth inning against the Detroit Tigers, on an 89-mph slider that was as unhittable as it was historic, Kershaw recorded his 2,697th career strikeout to pass Don Sutton to become the Dodgers’ all-time leader.

In doing so, he cemented his status as something far more enduring.

Clayton Kershaw

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