Jansen feeds off Kershaw’s gem with 6-out save

CHICAGO — He’s a Dodgers pitcher, he’s a beast, and he’s not even named Clayton Kershaw.

He’s Kenley Jansen, a throwback to another generation, who came into Thursday night’s National League Division Series clincher with the Nationals in the seventh inning, made a career-high 51 pitches, and was warming up again in the seventh inning Sunday night, eventually delivering a two-inning save of the Dodgers’ crucial 1-0 win over the Cubs in Game 2 of the NL Championship Series.

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He struck out four to secure Kershaw’s workhorse win and deadlock the series at a game apiece. He’s the first Dodgers reliever to record a six-out save in a postseason game since Jay Howell the night before the Dodgers clinched the 1988 World Series. 

“To me, it’s just focus,” he said. “To see Kersh throw seven innings and put the team on his back, I want to go out there and finish it up. It gives me even more energy.”

And, there was no zany celebration from Jansen for the final out.

“That’s the way I am, just take care of business,” Jansen said. “I don’t like being flashy. [If we win the World …

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