Clayton Kershaw reaches 3,000 strikeouts for Dodgers

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LOS ANGELES -- His start prolonged, the whiffs remained elusive, and the Dodger Stadium crowd became increasingly concerned that Clayton Kershaw might not reach a hallowed milestone in front of them. Finally, with two outs in Wednesday's sixth inning, at the end of his outing, it happened -- an outside-corner slider to freeze Vinny Capra and become the 20th member of the 3,000-strikeout club.

Kershaw came off the field and waved his cap to a sold-out crowd that had risen in appreciation. His teammates then greeted him on the field, dispersing hugs before a tribute played on the Dodger Stadium scoreboard, after which Kershaw spilled out of the dugout to greet the fans once…