Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw has just pitched his no-hitter on Wednesday night pitching a milestone in the MLB pitcher’s career.
CelebNMusic247.com has learned via LATimes that Clayton Kershaw was so dominant that he came within a seventh-inning error by shortstop Hanley Ramirez of throwing a perfect game.
He settled for the Dodgers’ second no-hitter this season, striking out a career-high 15 in an 8-0 victory over the Rockies before a Dodger Stadium crowd of 46,069.
Josh Beckett threw a no-hitter for the Dodgers May 25 in Philadelphia against the Phillies. Kershaw’s was the 12th no-hitter in Los Angeles Dodgers history and 284th in Major League Baseball.
Kershaw, 26, has been on a roll for a while now. In his last four games, he has struck out 40 batters and walked only one.
His curveball kept the Rockies off balance all night, and he was still hitting 94 mph when he struck out Corey Dickerson for the last out of the game.
Kershaw (7-2) lost his bid for a perfect game when Dickerson led off the seventh with a chopper to the left of the mound. Ramirez charged and fielded the ball, but his throw on the run bounced wide of first baseman Adrian Gonzalez for an error.
It was not a particularly easy play, but it’s one Ramirez has made many times before. Apparently Ramirez thought he should have made the play. After Kershaw retired the next three Rockies, Ramirez kicked a cup in anger.
Congrats to Clayton Kershaw
