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Clayton Kershaw threw 5⅓ scoreless innings with seven strikeouts in what could be his final career start Sunday against Seattle.
The 37-year-old’s 2.53 career ERA is now the best among starting pitchers with 1,000+ innings in the live ball era.
Kershaw won’t pitch in the wild-card series but could return if the Dodgers advance to the division round.
SEATTLE — It was one last batter. One last strikeout. One last ovation for a future Hall of Famer.
And it ended, fittingly, on a helplessly empty swing.
In the top of the sixth inning on Sunday afternoon, in the final regular-season outing of his illustrious 18-year career, Clayton Kershaw snapped off a trademark slider that duck