Kershaw looked gassed as he walked slowly off the mound, stopping in front of the third-base dugout, doffing his cap and tapping his chest to salute the sellout crowd of 53,536. He blew a kiss to his wife and kids in the loge level, then exchanged hugs and handshakes with teammates as a tribute video played on the scoreboard.

Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers notched his 3,00th strikeout against the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday at Dodger Stadium.