Clayton Kershaw is a lock to make it to Cooperstown one day. He really doesn't need another perfect game to cement his legacy, having won and done it all in his legendary MLB career. However, it would have still been immensely sweeter if he finished Friday's start against the Los Angeles Angels with a perfect game.

Kershaw saw action for 8.0 innings in that contest and allowed zero earned runs and just a hit while fanning six Angels hitters. Angels infielder Luis Rengifo spoiled Clayton Kershaw's bid for a second career perfect game when he doubled off the lefty Dodgers star. Kershaw was pulled after that, as the Dodgers reliever Reyes Moronta finished the job — but not before allowing the Angels to score a run — for a 9-1 victory over Shohei Ohtani and the rest of the Angels.

Clayton Kershaw spoke about his performance after the game, still thrilled over the result despite missing out on a grand opportunity to pull off an extremely rare feat in the big leagues.

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Via Juan Toribio of MLB.com:

“I really wanted to do it,” Kershaw said. “I think it would have been really fun for everybody involved, just the way everybody played tonight. … This would have been a really big team perfect game if it happened. Unfortunately, it didn't work out, but good night overall.”

With Clayton Kershaw falling short of a perfect game, the drought continues in the MLB for such a pitching performance. The last time a pitcher had a perfecto in the MLB was in August of 2012 when Seattle Mariners ace Felix Hernandez silenced the Tampa Bay Rays in a 1-0 win.