{"id":671270,"date":"2026-04-09T01:06:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T01:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/671270\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T01:06:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T01:06:24","slug":"dodgers-shohei-ohtani-matches-clayton-kershaw-in-baseball-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/671270\/","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani matches Clayton Kershaw in baseball history"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a> took a disappointing loss in their series finale Wednesday in Toronto against the Blue Jays.<\/p>\n

It wasn’t really Shohei Ohtani<\/a>‘s fault, though. He had a quality outing on the mound.<\/p>\n

Ohtani went 6.0 innings, allowing four hits, one walk and no earned runs.<\/p>\n

He struck out just two hitters.<\/p>\n

It’s actually a bit of a rare stat line. It’s the 25th time in baseball history a pitcher went 6-4-0-1-2, according to Pitchergami on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The fun factoid with this stat beyond that: The last time an MLB pitcher had those exact stats was Aug. 18, 2024, when Clayton Kershaw did it.<\/p>\n

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Kershaw, of course, is the Dodgers legend and an all-time great southpaw.<\/p>\n

Ohtani is a legend in his own right and continuing to do all kinds of special things each and every time he takes the field.<\/p>\n

This one isn’t as immense a record as others, but it’s still a fun little quirk that ties Ohtani to the now-retired Kershaw.<\/p>\n

The reality is that most pitchers in baseball history who threw six scoreless innings kept throwing — especially if they hadn’t thrown many pitches due to having only two strikeouts.<\/p>\n

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But on this day, Ohtani had long at bats despite the limited walks and strikeouts. That meant he couldn’t go beyond the sixth — and did pretty well just to get that far.<\/p>\n

He wants to win the Cy Young this year, and allowing no earned runs in an early start will allow those stats to really look solid as the season continues on.<\/p>\n

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