Clayton Kershaw (37) of the Los Angeles Dodgers did not hide his displeasure at the ridicule by the St. Louis Cardinals. He properly punished him by beating the St. Louis Cardinals with his skills. 

Kershaw started the away game against the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2025 Major League Baseball at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri on the 9th (Korea Standard Time), and pitched five innings of six hits, seven strikeouts, and one run, leading the Dodgers to a 7-3 victory. 온라인카지노

His first win in his fifth appearance of this season. Kershaw, who underwent surgery on his left big toe and knee in November last year, returned to the mound on April 18 in the Major League, but struggled with 5.17 ERA in his first four games (15 ⅔ innings). In the game against the New York Mets on the 4th, he had six hits (one homer) and three walks, two strikeouts and five runs (three earned) in four ⅔ innings. 

However, Kershaw rebounded on the day when he faced the St. Louis Cardinals. Kershaw had better control of breaking balls including sliders and curves compared to the previous games, and struck out seven. Kershaw increased his strikeouts to 2,983 overall, beating over Zack Greinke (2,979) to rank 20th overall in this category. He also has just 17 strikeouts left. 

The victory was all the more pleasing to Kershaw in that he overcame ridicule by the St. Louis Cardinals before the game. Prior to the introduction of the lineup of the two teams, Busch Stadium, the home ground of the St. Louis Cardinals, repeatedly played highlight videos of Game 4 of the 2014 National League Division Series against the Dodgers on its electronic display. 

Kershaw, who started Game 4 of the Division Series against St. Louis at the time, lost the game with four hits (one home run), two walks, nine strikeouts and three runs in six innings. With a 2-0 lead in the seventh inning, Matt Adams hit a three-run home run from behind, and St. Louis defeated the Dodgers with a 3-1 series victory. 

For St. Louis, it must have meant reviving the memories and burning the spirit of sweep of the upcoming series. However, he could not avoid criticism for openly mocking the starting pitcher of the opposing team even before the game. 

Kershaw, the party concerned, also expressed displeasure. According to the Los Angeles Times, Kershaw said after the game, "I think it's a low-quality act," adding, "I don't expect anything better from St. Louis. It's nothing to worry about, it's no problem." 

Another team that mocked Kershaw was the one that preceded St. Louis Cardinals last year. The San Diego Padres also mocked Kershaw two years ago. On May 5, 2023, against San Diego, Kershaw lost four ⅔ innings, eight hits (two homers), five walks and seven strikeouts. As San Diego won 5-2, the Petco Park electronic display played an animated video in which Kershaw shed tears. There were many meanings to mock him. At the time, Kershaw gave a mature response, saying, "I should have pitched better. If we had won the game, San Diego would not have done it." 

Two years later, the St. Louis Cardinals displayed a video clip that stimulated Kershaw before the game, but failed to provoke Kershaw. It was all the more meaningful to Kershaw in that it was his first win of the season. "I felt a little bit better in each game. My control was especially good," he said with satisfaction. 

With 14 pitchers on the injured list, Dodgers also welcomed Kershaw's first win. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said of Kershaw's pitching, "It was fantastic. It was my best pitching this season. I didn't feel like I was forced to throw something. I'm back to my normal self. It's what we really needed."