Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw Gets Last Laugh After Cardinals Video Board Troll

Adams' heroic blast not only propelled the Cardinals into the NLCS against the San Francisco Giants, but it came off the eventual 2014 NL MVP Kershaw, who had finished the regular season 21-3 with a 1.77 ERA and 239 strikeouts. 

The timing of Sunday's video troll, however, didn't sit well with some Cardinals fans. 

"Probably not a great idea to piss off a hall of famer," one user suggested on 'X.' 

"Sadly that seems to have made Kershaw just lock in" another wrote. 

"And then got it shoved up their asses by a 38-year-old soft, tossing left-hander who struck out almost half the outs that he got," another fan lamented.

Kershaw, who is 37-years-old, was flat out dominant Sunday, allowing just one run in five innings of work in the Dodgers 7-3 win. It was his first victory since August 18, 2024, which was also at Busch Stadium. 

He threw 82 pitches, gave up six hits, and struck out seven batters, bringing his total to 2,983, just 17 shy of 3,000 for his career. Only 19 pitchers in Major League Baseball have accomplished that feat. 

With the loss, the Cardinals fell to 36-29 (22-11 at home) on the season and are four games back of the Chicago Cubs in the NL Central and one game out of a wild card spot. 

St. Louis will next host the Toronto Blue Jays for a three-game set beginning Monday.