200 K's And Going Strong

Clayton Kershaw struck out his 200th batter of the season against the Washington Nationals in the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-0 win. Kershaw struck out eight and only allowed three hits in eight innings. It was his sixth straight season of 200 strikeouts and he joined Hall of Famers Sandy Koufax and Tom Seaver as the only pitchers in major league history to accomplish this feat. That is quite a list to join. When you think of all of the flame throwers in baseball history from Walter Johnson thru Nolan Ryan and Pedro Martinez, they never made it six straight seasons of striking out 200. Kershaw improved his record to 10-6.