Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw reaches 3,000 career strikeouts as the Dodgers beat the Chicago White Sox 5-4 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Wednesday. Kershaw hit the milestone when striking out Vinny Capra in the sixth inning.

On a night that said plenty about the 18-year relationship between Kershaw and the Dodgers and Kershaw and the fan base, the left-hander showed why he stands alone among the 20 names on the list.

Clayton Kershaw is officially in rarefied air. On Wednesday, making his 438th start for the Los Angeles Dodgers, his eighth this season, Kershaw joined an elite group of the game’s all-time greats. Facing the Chicago White Sox in front of a sold-out Dodger Stadium,