When the ball went up in the air and Clayton Kershaw ended up resting his hands on his head, with his legs slightly bent, there was an all-too-familiar sight in the place at the time of the year. For those who are wondering, Gabriel Moreno had rocketed yet another three-run homer that ended up giving the Arizona Diamondbacks a five-run lead before Kershaw recorded the first out in Game 1 of the National League Division Series on Saturday night, where they delivered the decisive blow in the first 10 minutes.
The Los Angeles Dodgers, with their entire starting rotation in a period of flux heading into October, must have never needed the pitcher more. But there is still an uncertainty about what this pitcher can actually do. Their playoff opener did end up providing certain ominous signs- six runs were given, one out recorded, and this did turn out to be one of the worst postseason starts in the history of baseball.
Clayton Kershaw Had A Horrible Game 1
After the humiliating 11-2 loss, Clayton Kershaw ended up calling it disappointing. He also mentioned that he felt like he had let everyone down. All the guys, who looked up to him and expected him to pitch well in Game 1 were all let down. Nevertheless, he still believes that they still have a chance at winning this thing- but this surely wasn’t the way this should have started for him. The final couple months of the regular season had seen the player pitch quite brilliantly despite going through a tender left shoulder. Although his fastball was just a tick or two slower, he still pitched to a 2.23 ERA in an eight-start stretch.
The postseason for the Dodgers hasn’t gone the way that it should have. But if they want to go down and make another deep run, and not end up getting humiliated in the very beginning, they would need Clayton Kershaw to tap into all that made him great in the first place.