Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
May 26, 2008
Successful Debut

Clayton Kershaw pitched well for the Dodgers Sunday. The 20-year-old lefty lasted six innings, allowing two runs while walking one and striking out seven. Repeating that kind of performance will lead to a successful major league career. He didn't get the decision as the game went extra innings, but the Dodgers won nonetheless on a 10th inning hit by Andre Ethier.

6-4-2 Breaks down Kershaw's pitches:

Kershaw really only showed us two pitches, his hard 95 MPH heater and his jaw-dropping high-70's 12-6 curve, one of which elicited a called strike three on Troy Glaus to end the first. With only two pitches and an emerging circle change, he'll be vulnerable the second time through the league (and maybe not even that far into the future), but the 15-20 MPH difference between his pitches should earn him a ton of whiffs until then.

Posted by David Pinto at 07:33 AM | Pitchers | TrackBack (0)
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