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Team win validates Kershaw’s claim in NLDS opener
- Updated: October 8, 2016
WASHINGTON — So this is what Clayton Kershaw was talking about.
Before Friday night’s 4-3 victory over the Nationals in Game 1 of the National League Division Series, the ace left-hander called the 2016 edition of the Dodgers “the most complete team” he has played for. Then, his teammates went out and backed up that assertion.
Kershaw didn’t exactly quiet his postseason detractors with five unsteady innings on Friday at Nationals Park. It marked the sixth time in his career that he allowed at least three runs in a postseason start.
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It also marked the first time in those six starts that the Dodgers won.
“Winning in the postseason, you kind of throw the stats out the window,” Kershaw said. “So yeah, if I had pitched better tonight and we had lost, it doesn’t feel good at all. But right now, I can smile and kind of exhale a little bit.”
After 101 grueling pitches, Kershaw exited the contest having given up three earned runs on eight hits over five frames. He struck out seven, while his much-maligned postseason ERA climbed to …
