"I couldn't throw it like this..."One run?" Kershaw also agreed to replace 74 pitches in five innings. "Holding up to 146km."

"I couldn't throw it like this..."One run?" Kershaw also agreed to replace 74 pitches in five innings. "Holding up to 146km."

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Clayton Kershaw (37) of the Los Angeles Dodgers, who was the best pitcher in the Major League in the 2010s, is feeling the pinch. He lost his first win of the season due to bullpen trouble, but the victory was meaningful in that he pitched five innings for the first time in this season.바카라사이트

Kershaw started the away game against the Cleveland Guardians in the 2025 Major League Baseball at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio on the 29th (Korea Standard Time) and allowed six hits, two walks, three strikeouts and one run in five innings.

Down from a 3-1 lead, the team had its first win of the season and 283 days since the game against the St. Louis Cardinals on Aug. 19 last year (six scoreless innings), but had to yield five runs in the eighth inning alone, advancing its starting pitcher's win. The team was satisfied with lowering the season's ERA from 7.50 to 4.91.

Kershaw, who suffered a left big toe injury on Aug. 31 last year against the Arizona Diamondbacks and failed to take the postseason, had surgery on his left knee after the season. He put his sword back on his body to extend his active career, and re-signed with the Dodgers in February for a one-year guarantee of $7.5 million. Up to $16 million in contracts including incentives.

After rehabilitation, he returned to the game against the Los Angeles Angels on the 18th. He was sluggish in his return game with five hits, three walks, two strikeouts and five runs in four innings, but he pitched well against the New York Mets on the 24th as a no-hitter with one walk and one strikeout in two innings. He was replaced after the game was suspended for more than an hour and a half due to rain, but he found a sense of pitching and held on for the fifth inning on the day he took the mound for the third time.

The start of the first inning was shaky. After one out, Angel Martinez hit a double to the left, and Jose Ramirez hit a timely RBI to give up the first run. It was a double play, but left fielder Andy Pazas caught Ramirez with a precise throw, taking a breather. He allowed consecutive walks, causing crisis with two outs and runners on the first and second bases, but John Kenshi Noel's well-hit ball became a line drive to the center field, and managed to finish the first inning without losing any additional runs.

Kershaw started the second inning with a double to the left by leadoff hitter Will Wilson, but Kershaw overcame the crisis by inducing Gabriel Arias to play shortstop with runners on the first and second bases with one out in the third inning. Following the three-out in the fourth inning, he had only one hit in the fifth inning and spent five innings out processing the remaining three batters.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts used the bullpen from the start of the sixth inning, although he pitched 74 pitches in total through the fifth inning. It was difficult to keep Kershaw's pitching longer. He threw sliders (24), curves (18), and splitters (4), as well as four-seam fastballs (28) with maximum speed of 90.6 miles (145.8 kilometers) and average speed of 89.4 miles (143.9 kilometers). He had nine swings and misses, but none of them were shown in the four-seam fastball.

If it were Kershaw in his prime, he would not have thought about giving up one run and replacing 74 pitches. However, Kershaw, who is holding out by throwing up to 146 km pitches after his prime, is calmly recognizing the reality.

In interviews with local media including SportsNetLA, Kershaw said, "It was a really tough game. It was really big because Pazs caught the Bodhisattva in the first inning. I was able to reduce the number of runs as a result," adding, "I'm experiencing some technical problems, but I was able to throw up to five innings with decent balls when it was important."

Kershaw went on to say, "I couldn't go on longer because I didn't throw well. "The bullpen had to throw more innings," he said. "It's unfortunate, but we have made some progress. It's positive that I only gave one run when I couldn't throw like this," he said. "I had bad habits last year as well when I was in poor physical condition. I haven't thrown a ball for a while (after surgery last year), and I have another habit, which seems to be a kind of growing pain. My physical condition is good, and I need to keep throwing and adjust it. It takes time and repetition," he said, confidently.

"It wasn't the best pitch ever, but Kershaw lasted five innings by minimizing damage. He got better in the fourth to fifth innings, giving us a chance to win," Roberts said. With starting pitchers Blake Snell (shoulder inflammation), Tyler Glasnow (shoulder inflammation) and Sasaki Loki (shoulder collision) on the injured list, Kershaw's holding out for five innings alone is a big boost to the Dodgers.