Clayton Kershaw took the ball for the Oklahoma Metropolis Baseball Membership on Friday evening in Spherical Rock in what might have been his final rehab begin earlier than returning to the Los Angeles Dodgers beginning rotation.
Kershaw had a median outing pitching 4 innings and giving up three earned runs on six hits. He struck out two and walked none in a 67-pitch (49 strikes) outing.
Three of the six hits and two of the three runs got here within the first inning. The ultimate massive blow in opposition to Kershaw was a solo dwelling run off the bat of Davis Wendzel within the backside of the fourth inning tying the sport at 3-3.
The sport marked Kershaw’s first time pitching on the highway in a minor league sport since July 17, 2008, with Double-A Jacksonville at West Tennessee.
Kershaw, a 10-time MLB All-Star, three-time Cy Younger Award-winner, 2014 Nationwide League Most Beneficial Participant, and 2020 World Collection champion, may very well be becoming a member of the Dodgers subsequent — his seventeenth massive league season, all with the Dodgers.
Beforehand, Kershaw began and pitched three innings for Oklahoma Metropolis on July 13, dealing with the minimal and throwing 38 pitches (23 strikes) at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark in opposition to El Paso. He retired eight of the 9 batters he confronted with 5 strikeouts. Kershaw walked the primary batter of the third inning however closed his outing by inducing a double play to conclude the inning
Friday’s begin marked Kershaw’s fifth-ever look with the Oklahoma Metropolis membership. He additionally made rehab begins in 2017, 2019 and 2021.
Kershaw started his rehab task on June 19 in Rancho Cucamonga, permitting one run and one stroll together with two hits over three innings with 5 strikeouts. Following the outing, he skilled left shoulder soreness and underwent an MRI earlier than resuming a throwing program and becoming a member of OKC.
Kershaw started the season on the 60-day Injured record whereas he was recovering from offseason shoulder surgical procedure. Final season he made 24 begins for the Dodgers, going 13-5 with a 2.46 ERA and 137 strikeouts over 131.2 innings pitched. He recorded the two hundredth win of his profession on April 18, 2023, in opposition to the New York Mets. and was chosen as a Nationwide League All-Star in July.
The Dodgers can solely hope to see that model of Kershaw if and when he returns.
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