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Clayton Kershaw moves three strikeouts away from 3,000 as Dodgers finish sweep of Rockies

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Clayton Kershaw struck out five batters over a six -inning, one -run start to move to 2,997 punchouts for his career.

The 37-year-old left-hander was as little as one inning away from No. 3,000 on Thursday .

Manager Dave Roberts gave Kershaw an early hook, allowing him to wait until the end of the game to chase the milestone.