What happened to Kershaw? Once again, the first start could not last for five rounds, and foreign media exposed "cruel data"

Clayton Kershaw, a three-time Dodger Cy Eye Award-winning pitcher, started at home against the Mets today (4th), and finally only shot 4.2 innings and conceded 5 points (including 3 points of blame), and was unable to hold out for 5 innings again, and his defense rate rose to 5.17. Los Angeles Times reporter Jack Harris also pointed out after the game that Kershaw's strikeout ability has seriously declined, and the ball power can no longer suppress the major league hitters.

Harris pointed out that Kershaw's biggest problem at the moment is that his "strikeout ability has dropped significantly", and he used 92 goals in this game, 60 of which were good balls, but he was hit with six hits, including a two-point shot from Juan Soto in the third inning, which could not effectively suppress the opponent's firepower.

According to statistics, Kershaw has only thrown 8 strikeouts in 15.2 innings so far this season, but has 9 guarantees, and his K/9 value (the average number of strikeouts thrown by pitchers in 9 innings) is only 4.60, less than half of the career average of 9.71, a career low, which not only represents a problem with the ball, but also reflects the lack of ball power and the inability to easily create empty swings.

The 37-year-old's decline in form has not come without warning, having missed a long period of time last season due to shoulder surgery and did not return until the end of July, playing just seven games and accumulating 30 innings for a career-low season, before undergoing surgery on his left knee and left foot in November.

This year, Kershaw did not officially return to the major league battlefield until May 18, but he encountered turbulence in the first game of his comeback, was knocked on a home run and lost five points, and failed to complete five innings in three of his four starting games this season, but the ball possession and ball power have not returned to their previous levels.