Clayton Kershaw’s opening-day homer is a real rarity
It had been awhile
Clayton Kershaw’s go-ahead eighth-inning home run was the first home run in his five-year career.It was also . . .
The first home run hit by a pitcher on opening day since Joe Magrane’s in 1988.The first home run by a Dodgers pitcher on opening day since Don Drysdale’s in 1965.
It was also . . .
The sixth shutout of Kershaw’s career.
The first opening-day shutout by a Dodger since Hideo Nomo’s in 2003.
And . . .
Kershaw is the first pitcher to throw a shutout and hit a home run on opening day since Bob Lemon did it for the Cleveland Indians in 1953.
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