 <unk> made his third straight opening day start for the Dodgers in the 2013 season , the first <unk> starter to do so since Derek Lowe ( 2005 – 2007 ) . In that opening day start he pitched a complete game , four hit , shutout over the Giants and also hit his first career home run . He was the first pitcher to throw a shutout and hit a home run on opening day since Bob Lemon of the Cleveland Indians did so against the Chicago White Sox on April 14 , 1953 . <unk> picked up his 1,000th career strikeout on April 17 , 2013 , when he struck out <unk> Alonso of the Padres . He was the second youngest <unk> to reach that mark , behind only Fernando <unk> . On May 14 , <unk> passed the 1 @,@ 000 inning mark for his career . His ERA of 2 @.@ 70 at the time was the fifth best of the live @-@ ball era at the 1 @,@ 000 inning mark and the best career mark . He also threw 130 pitches that day , the most of his career and the most by a <unk> pitcher since <unk> Pérez in the 2003 season . 
