Clayton Kershaw knows how to put an exclamation point on the first half. And the Houston Astros definitely put an exclamation point on theirs ... or 19 of them, to be precise.
Kershaw the Magnificent tossed his first complete game of 2017, striking out 13 in the Los Angeles Dodgers' 5-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals. Somehow he managed to throw just 99 pitches despite that many strikeouts. In fact ...
Clayton Kershaw is the first pitcher in MLB history to strike out at least 13 in a complete game with fewer than 100 pitches.