VIDEO: Remembering Clayton Kershaw's Complete Game Shutout and First Career Home Run 7 Years Ago Today
By Brendan Balsamo
Seven years ago today, it was Opening Day in Los Angeles, and genuine history was made. 25-year old Clayton Kershaw got the ball at Dodger Stadium for the Los Angeles Dodgers' first game of the season against the San Francisco Giants. He didn't disappoint.
7 years ago today, @ClaytonKersh22 hit his first HR and threw a complete game shutout on Opening Day ?
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) April 1, 2020
(via @Dodgers)pic.twitter.com/f9FTcqg0n6
With the sweet, sweet voice of legendary Vin Scully in the background, Kershaw not only pitched a complete game shutout against their biggest rivals, but hit his first career home run to put the icing on the cake and secure the W late in the game.
An Opening Day throwback: Clayton Kershaw’s 4 hit shutout and go ahead homer on Opening Day 2013 pic.twitter.com/nmW8Y6kbUd
— Dodgers Nostalgia (@RetroDodgers) March 26, 2020
On a day when baseball should be played, it's only fitting to go back and see what we're missing out on. Who knows if we're missing another complete game from one of the best pitchers of the generation, or a perfect game, or maybe even the first five-homer game ever?
However, it's always nice to appreciate what the living legends have already given us, and this game is a classic from Kershaw. We're longing for baseball, but it's always comforting to go back to games like this one.