Director Dave Roberts pulled Kershaw after 80 pitches on a cold afternoon at Target Field. Alex Vesia relieved him for eighth and abandoned Minnesota’s first hit, a Gary Sánchez single. Starting his 15th year in the major leagues, all with the Dodgers, Kershaw beat the team in sixth. He admires every hit of the Twins at least once except for Gio Urshela, who finished in third place and flew to the right. Twins star Byron Buxton hit all three times against Kershaw, who was starting his first career at Target Field. Urshela hit a steep cross in the middle with two outs in the seventh that slipped under Kershaw’s glove as he tried to backhand the ball, but short-lived Trea Turner overshadowed left enough to reach it and make a place for the out. end the inning. The three-time NL Cy Young Award winner Kershaw, who re-signed with the Dodgers for $ 17 million this year after losing more than two months in 2021 with an inflammation in his left arm, finished fifth in the rotation out of the gate to give. His hand has more time to gain strength in the light of the limited spring training program. With his mid-season slider, Kershaw had a strong presence of Dodgers fans who were present for the rare Minnesota game on their feet often, as anticipation for Kershaw’s feat continued to grow. Kershaw threw an unbeaten shot on June 18, 2014, against Colorado. These same blue-clad customers were outraged when Vesia was spotted jogging from the bullfight, with one of them sitting behind the plate shouting, “He had a perfect game!”
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