Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw completed his first career no-hitter Wednesday, striking out a career-high 15 batters and throwing 107 pitches without allowing a hit or a walk in his team's 8-0 win over the Rockies.
Kershaw (7-2) quite simply delivered one of the best pitching performances in the history of baseball, as his 102 Game Score was the second-highest ever in a nine-inning performance, per Yahoo! Sports. The only blemish preventing the ace from notching a perfect game was a seventh-inning error by shortstop Hanley Ramirez.
Kershaw owns the 22nd no-hitter in Dodgers history, and the 12th since the team relocated to Los Angeles. His no-no was the second of the season for the Dodgers, with the other coming from fellow Texan Josh Beckett. Kershaw's previous high in strikeouts was 13, which he surpassed in the eighth inning Wednesday. He owns a 2.52 ERA and 86:8 K:BB ratio in 64 1/3 innings going into his next start Tuesday in Kansas City.