 Nyorai mberi kweiyi ndima - Kershaw ndiye akatanga zuva rekuvhura reDodgers kwegore rechipiri rakateedzana, kwaakakanda mainnings matatu ebhora rakavharwa vachipesana neSan Diego Padres paPetco Park vasati vabviswa mumutambo nekuda kwezviratidzo zvakafanana nefuruu. Musi waApril 27, akakwanisa kupfuurira kuburikidza nemasere masere nokuda kwekukunda kwake kwechipiri kwemwaka uyu kurwisana neWashington Nationals. Kukunda kwacho kwaivewo kukunda kwake kwechi12 kwakateedzana kumba, achibatanidza iye naEd Roebuck June 1960 Nyamavhuvhu 1962 naOrel Hershiser Gunyana 1984 Gumiguru 1985 kwenguva refu yekukunda kumba kubvira Dodgers yakatamira kuLos Angeles. Kershaw akahwina mubairo weNational League weMutambi weVhiki kwevhiki yaMay 1420 mushure mekunge atanga kaviri mukati mevhiki iro uye akakanda 16 innings isina zvibodzwa, kusanganisira yake yechina basa shutout. Kershaw akasarudzwa kuti aoneke mu2012 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, gore rechipiri rakatevedzana raakapinda muchikwata. 