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Kershaw Answers Cardinals' Pregame Taunt With Dominant Start

Clayton Kershaw responded to a repeated video of Matt Adams’ 2014 NLDS home run by delivering his best performance of the 2025 season.

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ST LOUIS, MO - OCTOBER 07: Clayton Kershaw #22 of the Los Angeles Dodgers exits the game in the seventh inning after giving up a three run home run against the St. Louis Cardinals in Game Four of the National League Divison Series at Busch Stadium on October 7, 2014 in St Louis, Missouri.
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Overview

  • The Cardinals played a looped video of Matt Adams’ 2014 go-ahead NLDS home run off Clayton Kershaw before their game at Busch Stadium.
  • Kershaw brushed off the pregame stunt as “a little bush league” and insisted it would not affect his focus.
  • He delivered his strongest outing of the season, allowing one run over five innings with no walks and seven strikeouts for his first win of the year.
  • The Dodgers capitalized on Kershaw’s performance to beat St. Louis 7-3, improving to 39-27 on the campaign.
  • Former Cardinal AJ Pierzynski apologized on a podcast, clarifying the video was intended to honor Matt Adams rather than target Kershaw personally.