Clayton Kershaw has played his entire major league career with the Los Angeles Dodgers and, after 16 years with the Los Angeles team, the 2020 World Series-winning pitcher does not stop obtaining records.
Following the Dodgers’ victory over the Yankees on Lou Gehrig Day, Kershaw got the first win of his life against the ‘Manhattan Mules’ and with it he has defeated 27 of the 30 MLB franchises.
Until today, Kershaw was 0-1 against the Yankees in four starts spread out since the year of his ‘Big Top’ debut.
On June 27, 2010, the pitcher went without a decision after pitching seven complete innings and allow two runs. New York won in extra innings thanks to a home run by Robinson Canó.
It was the same on July 31, 2013 after eight innings and five strikeouts as the Bronx Bombers drove in three runs in the ninth to win the game 3-0 at Dodger Stadium.
His third start against the Yankees, dated on September 14, 2016, It was at Yankee Stadium and he couldn’t define the match either. The pitcher completed five scoreless innings, but this time the Dodgers won it in the ninth inning.
The loss against New York came on August 25, 2019. Kershaw allowed three runsvia HRs from DJ LeMahieu, Aaron Judge and Mike Ford, in seven complete innings and only managed to strike out four rivals.
The only organizations he hasn’t beaten are the dodgersfor obvious reasons, the Baltimores orioles already the bostons Red Sox. Interestingly, the left-handed pitcher has never faced the last two franchises.
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What are the teams Kershaw has beaten the most times?
Forever, three-time Cy Young winner has 203 wins and 95 of those have come against the Dodgers’ divisional rivals. His most wins are against the Colorado Rockies, with 26, and against the San Diego Padres, with 23.