Clayton Kershaw joins an elite group
September, 4, 2012
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Mark Saxon | ESPNLosAngeles.com
LOS ANGELES -- When Clayton Kershaw struck out pinch hitter Jesus Guzman in the seventh inning, he nudged his way into a pretty tight circle.
It gave Kershaw 200 strikeouts this year, making him only the fifth L.A. Dodger to do it three seasons in a row. The others: Sandy Koufax (1961-66), Don Drysdale (1962-65), Hideo Nomo (1995-97) and Fernando Valenzuela (1984-86).
Tuesday also was Kershaw's 22nd quality start, good for second in the National League.
It gave Kershaw 200 strikeouts this year, making him only the fifth L.A. Dodger to do it three seasons in a row. The others: Sandy Koufax (1961-66), Don Drysdale (1962-65), Hideo Nomo (1995-97) and Fernando Valenzuela (1984-86).
Tuesday also was Kershaw's 22nd quality start, good for second in the National League.
Mark Saxon
ESPNLosAngeles.comMark Saxon is a staff writer for ESPNLosAngeles.com. He spent six years at the Orange County Register, and began his career at the Oakland Tribune, where he started an 11-year journey covering Major League Baseball. He has also covered colleges, including USC football and UCLA basketball.
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Mark Saxon
Mark Saxon has been a baseball reporter since 1998 and has covered both the Angels and Dodgers for ESPNLosAngeles.com. He previously worked at the Oakland Tribune and Orange County Register.
TEAM LEADERS
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Hyun-Jin Ryu
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| OTHER LEADERS | ||||||||||||
| BA | A. Gonzalez | .309 | ||||||||||
| HR | C. Crawford | 5 | ||||||||||
| RBI | A. Gonzalez | 30 | ||||||||||
| R | C. Crawford | 28 | ||||||||||
| OPS | C. Crawford | .823 | ||||||||||
| ERA | C. Kershaw | 1.35 | ||||||||||
| SO | C. Kershaw | 72 | ||||||||||
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