"If Wednesday's game proves to be the last one in a Dodgers uniform for Clayton Kershaw, it will do little to tarnish his legacy, said teammate Mookie Betts. "He's gonna have a statue, so we have to kind of keep that in mind," Betts said. "In the grand scheme of things, Kershaw is a first-ballot Hall of Famer, one of the best pitchers to ever do it. "So if you let two innings kind of ruin that, then you don't know baseball.""
"Kershaw, who went 11-2 as a starter during the regular season, was left off the roster for the wild-card series and hadn't pitched in nine days when he started warming up in the sixth inning Wednesday. He hadn't gone that long between appearances all year. "I did everything I could in between," he said. "It's been a while but, you know, I threw [off] flat ground as best I could. It wasn't there tonight.""
Clayton Kershaw entered Game 3 of the NLDS in relief and allowed six hits, five runs, three walks and no strikeouts over two innings, turning a tight game into an 8-2 loss that extended the series. Mookie Betts emphasized Kershaw's status as a first-ballot Hall of Famer and said a single poor outing will not define his career. Manager Dave Roberts cited a nonfunctional slider and lack of command. Kershaw had not pitched in nine days after being left off the wild-card roster and said he threw off flat ground but did not have his best stuff.
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