Pitcher wins might be a discounted stat in modern baseball culture, an old-school relic considered too unrepresentative for the sport's modern analytical era.
On Tuesday night, however, Clayton Kershaw offered a resounding counter-argument, deserving every little bit of his landmark 200th career win.
With a scoreless, spectacular, seven-inning gem, Kershaw willed the Dodgers to 5-0 defeat of the New York Mets, eclipsing the latest milestone of his legendary career in historic fashion and dominant style.
