Can we forget about the sluggish ERA of 5.55 with one win in May? Clayton Kershaw (35, LA Dodgers) had a fresh start in June.스포츠토토
Kershaw started the 2023 Major League home game against the New York Yankees held at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, USA on the 3rd (Korean time), 7 innings, 4 hits (2 home runs), 9 strikeouts, 1 walk and 2 runs, winning 7 seasons ( 4 losses). His ERA for the season was 3.26.
Kershaw got off to a good start with an average ERA of 1.89, 5 wins and 1 loss in 6 games in April. In May, however, he went 1 win in 5 games and an ERA of 5.55. He also fell slightly behind in the race for third place with the most wins in his active career against Max Scherzer (39, New York Mets, 206 wins). Scherzer ran away with Kershaw by three wins.
However, Kershaw became the winning pitcher that day, marking his career of 204 wins and approaching Scherzer by two wins. For reference, the 1st and 2nd places with the most wins in active career are Justin Verlander (40, New York Mets, 246 wins) and Jack Greinke (40, Kansas City Royals, 224 wins).
In addition, Kershaw tied for first place in the National League with the win that day. Merrill Kelly (Arizona Diamondbacks), who is famous for the KBO League reverse export myth, Bae Ji-hwan and Choi Ji-man’s colleague Mitch Keller (Pittsburgh Pirates), and Arizona ace Jack Gallen.
Kershaw pitched with a light heart, scoring 6 runs in the first inning alone. He hit lead off Gleiber Torres in the first inning with a 92.4 mile four-seam going into the middle, but he hit Aaron Judge with a 92-mile four-seam to third baseman. After one shot in the second inning, he hit Josh Donaldson with a solo shot in left midfield as the slider went into the middle. Still, he cruised to two out in the fourth inning. However, after two shots, he laid the slider well low on Giancarlo Stanton, but allowed a solo shot in mid-month. Stanton hit well.
After two outs in the fifth inning, Kershaw allowed a heavy hit to Jose Trevino and a walk to Greig Allen, but cooked Torres with a 91-mph four-seam grounder to third baseman. In the 6th inning, he mixed Judge and Stanton with a curveball and a slider to strike out and strike out, and in the 7th he also made a three-way strike. He only threw 96 balls, with 65 strikes. Active attacking the strike zone worked.
Kershaw is winning by slowing down his speed with breaking balls such as sliders and curveballs with balls in the low 90s. Rather than attacking the border line, he actively pitched the swing. Nonetheless, his power continued, as he struck out nine times. 20 million dollars (26.2 billion won) season for one year. So far, it’s a successful contract for the Dodgers.