Clayton Kershaw was perfect through seven innings on Wednesday afternoon, but Dave Roberts and the Dodgers ultimately decided to pull him from the game due to pitch count.
In his first start of the season, Kershaw only threw 80 pitches. His pull was controversial for fans, as they were hoping to see just the 24th perfect MLB game in history.
However, Kershaw thinks Roberts made “the right decision” when choosing to take him from the game.
“Blame it on the lockout,” Kershaw said. “Blame it on my not picking up a ball for three months (during the offseason).