Clayton Kershaw was dominating the Twins. Seven perfect innings, 80 pitches, 13 strikeouts.
Good or bad? Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw pulled from perfect game against Twins
Kershaw, a future Hall of Famer and three-time Cy Young Award winner, said he was OK with the decision to be lifted after throwing 80 pitches and seven perfect innings.
April 14, 2022 at 11:35AM
But it became clear when Kershaw was in the dugout while the Dodgers batted in the top of the eighth inning that Dave Roberts was going to pull his future Hall of Fame pitcher instead of giving him a shot at the 24th perfect game in Major League Baseball history.
Reactions around the game were mixed on social media.
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