Kershaw notched strikeout No. 3000 with a sixth inning punchout of White Sox third baseman Vinny Capra. The Dodgers later won the game on a walk-off single by first baseman Freddie Freeman. This article was originally published on www.si.com as White Sox Classily Lauded Clayton Kershaw for Strikeout Milestone After Loss.

Kershaw gets the White Sox’s Vinny Capra looking to end the sixth inning, becoming the 20th pitcher in MLB history to reach the vaunted mark and just the fourth left-hander in the club.

As in, 3,000 strikeouts. Only 20 pitchers have ever totaled that number, with all-time legend Clayton Kershaw finally getting there in July of 2025. It was quite a moment, with Los Angeles Dodgers fans rightfully celebrating the heck out of it.