Clayton Kershaw’s Masterpiece and Shohei Ohtani’s Power Surge Ignite Dodgers’ Thrilling Victory Over Giants
By Kershaw’s own admission, his stuff wasn’t “wasn’t amazing” even by its new, diminished standards. His fastball sat at only 88.4 mph, a tick below its already falling average. He didn’t love the way he executed his slider, noting there were pitches he “backed up” that were hit hard.
But none of that mattered to the 51,548 in attendance who watched him in amazement.
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So often in recent years, as injuries have ravaged his body and his age has become an ever-present impediment, it has seemed like Kershaw was near the end of the road; that seven scoreless innings in a rivalry series was something he might no longer be capable of.
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