Clayton Kershaw passes Sandy Koufax to move into fifth on Dodgers’ all-time wins list

He may have not had his best start of the year, but Clayton Kershaw certainly moved up the Los Angeles Dodgers record book on Tuesday.

When he fanned catcher Austin Hedges with an 0-2 breaking ball in the sixth inning of the team’s 8-2 win over the San Diego Padres, he surpassed Sandy Koufax to move into third place in the franchise’s strikeout list with 2,397.

Despite his happiness for the accomplishment, he admits he isn’t too focused on all that legacy stuff right now. All that matters is winning it all.

“All the historical stuff is something for me to look back on when I retire, but right now we have a singular goal in here, to be the last team standing, and every win leading up to that is just practice to get better,” said Kershaw after the game.

“I’m not really too focused on that, but I try not to take it for granted because it’s a special thing.”

Kershaw now needs 12 wins to pass Brickyard Kennedy for fourth all-time, and is 67 wins behind Don Sutton for most in franchise history.