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Clayton Kershaw reached 200 victories this past week -- a reminder of both the left-handers excellence and the near-impossibility of a pitcher reaching 300 wins in the current landscape of Major League Baseball.

Clayton Kershaw reached 200 victories this past week

Clayton Kershaw reached 200 victories this past week. That was a reminder of both the left-hander’s excellence and the near-impossibility of a pitcher reaching 300 wins nowadays. The active leader in victories is Justin Verlander with 244 and he’s 40 years old. Only four active pitchers even have 200 wins. Those are Verlander, Zack Greinke, Max Scherzer and Kershaw. Adam Wainwright is at 195 and could join that group, but he hasn’t pitched yet this year because of a groin injury.

Clayton Kershaw reached 200 victories this past week — a reminder of both the left-hander’s excellence and the near-impossibility of a pitcher reaching 300 wins nowadays. The active leader in victories is Justin Verlander with 244, and he’s 40 years old. Only four active pitchers even have 200 wins — Verlander, Zack Greinke (223), Max […]

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A most successful week for the Rangers

A 162-game MLB season is an awfully long time to exclusively root for one team going nowhere fast, especially if that franchise has missed the playoffs in at…

Pinch hitter Jordan Diaz made his first major league home run a memorable one, belting a tiebreaking solo shot with one out in the ninth inning to give the Oakl

Drew Smyly took a perfect game into the eighth, allowed one hit and struck out 10 over 7 2/3 innings while Nico Hoerner and Patrick Wisdom clubbed three-run hom

Jordan Diaz's first big league homer helped the Oakland Athletics complete a comeback against the Texas Rangers and end a seven-game losing streak.