By retiring 11 Diamondbacks so far tonight -- in order, I might add -- Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers has joined select company. He has passed the 200 inning mark, just the sixth Los Angeles Dodger to do so at age 22 or younger:
↵LA Dodgers 22 & Younger With 200 IP | ↵||||
Pitcher | ↵Year | ↵Age | ↵IP | ↵ERA+ | ↵
Ismael Valdes | ↵1996 | ↵22 | ↵225.0 | ↵117 | ↵
Ramon Martinez | ↵1990 | ↵22 | ↵234.1 | ↵126 | ↵
Fernando Valenzuela | ↵1983 | ↵22 | ↵257.0 | ↵96 | ↵
Fernando Valenzuela | ↵1982 | ↵21 | ↵285.0 | ↵122 | ↵
Don Sutton | ↵1967 | ↵22 | ↵232.2 | ↵78 | ↵
Don Sutton | ↵1966 | ↵21 | ↵225.2 | ↵110 | ↵
Don Drysdale | ↵1959 | ↵22 | ↵270.2 | ↵122 | ↵
Don Drysdale | ↵1958 | ↵21 | ↵211.2 | ↵99 | ↵
Source: Baseball-Reference.com | ↵
Kershaw, who including the playoffs threw 184 1/3 innings last season, has five strikeouts through four innings tonight, and 208 on the season. The number of left-handed pitchers in Los Angeles Dodger history to amass 200 strikeouts in a season are Sandy Koufax, Fernando Valenzuela, and Kershaw.
↵Select company, indeed.