Clayton Kershaw is officially in rarefied air. On Wednesday, making his 438th start for the Los Angeles Dodgers, his eighth this season, Kershaw joined an elite group of the game’s all-time greats. Facing the Chicago White Sox in front of a sold-out Dodger Stadium,

The three-time Cy Young Award winner is expected to achieve the milestone in front of his home fans at Dodger Stadium — where he has 1,627 Ks — when he faces the Chicago White Sox. Kershaw will become the 20th pitcher in major league history to reach the vaunted mark.

The Los Angeles Dodgers had a full night Wednesday, watching Clayton Kershaw record his 3,000th career strikeout before Freddie Freeman capped a three-run ninth-inning rally with a game-ending single in a 5-4 victory over the visiting Chicago White Sox.