Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw reaches 3,000 career strikeouts as the Dodgers beat the Chicago White Sox 5-4 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Wednesday. Kershaw hit the milestone when striking out Vinny Capra in the sixth inning.

Clayton Kershaw is officially in rarefied air. On Wednesday, making his 438th start for the Los Angeles Dodgers, his eighth this season, Kershaw joined an elite group of the game’s all-time greats. Facing the Chicago White Sox in front of a sold-out Dodger Stadium,

On Wednesday against the Chicago White Sox at Dodger Stadium, the Los Angeles Dodgers ' Clayton Kershaw etched his name into baseball history by becoming the 20th pitcher in MLB history to record 3,000 career strikeouts, making him just the fourth lefty to hit the mark.