Coming into this postseason, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw was the career leader in postseason strikeouts with 207, but he was just two ahead of Justin Verlander. Verlander started Game 1 of the ALDS for the Astros against the Mariners, and while he pitched horribly and didn’t make it to the fifth inning, he did rack up three strikeouts on the day to jump ahead of Kershaw at 208.
Last night, it was Kershaw’s turn.
Clayton ended up with six strikeouts in five innings last night, putting him at 213 in his postseason career, five ahead of Verlander.