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2 Former Milwaukee Brewers Linked to Clayton Kershaw’s 3,000th Career Strikeout

Originally posted on WI Sports Heroics | By Robin M Adams | Last updated Jul 3, 2025 9:11 PM ET

Last night, the Milwaukee Brewers and the rest of Major League Baseball saw Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers become the 20th pitcher in league history to record 3,000 career strikeouts. He did so in the sixth inning of the Dodgers game against the Chicago White Sox, a game they won 5-4.

Kershaw allowed four runs in six innings of work, giving up nine hits and a walk while striking out three.

On the season, the future Hall of Fame pitcher, now 37 years old, is 4-0 with a 3.43 ERA.

The Dodgers star has a career record of 216-94 with a 2.52 ERA.

2 Former Milwaukee Brewers Were Linked to Clayton Kershaw’s 3000th Career Strikeout

2 Former Milwaukee Brewers Linked to Clayton Kershaw's 3,000th Career Strikeout 1 Aug 12, 2024; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (22) walks off the field after Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts (30) took him out of the game in the sixth inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field. Mandatory Credit: Michael McLoone-USA TODAY Sports

The White Sox batter that Kershaw struck out for number 3,000 was former Brewers utility man Vinny Capra, who began the season on Milwaukee’s Opening Day roster. It was the first time that Kershaw had struck out Capra.

By notching his 3,000th career strikeout, Kershaw became just the fourth left-handed pitcher to reach that mark. The others are Randy Johnson, Steve Carlton, and former Brewers starter CC Sabathia, who will be inducted into the Hall of Fame later this summer.

Kershaw joins the following Milwaukee pitchers in the 3,000 strikeout club:

Sabathia
Don Sutton
Phil Niekro (Milwaukee Braves)

For those wondering how many of Kershaw’s strikeouts have come against the Brewers, the answer is “not many,” at least compared to his total body of work. He is 9-5 with a 2.85 ERA and 124 strikeouts in 19 career appearances against Milwaukee.