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Kershaw Shines in Final Start as Dodgers Set Wild Card Plan

Los Angeles enters a best-of-three against Cincinnati as Kershaw stays off the initial roster.

Overview

  • Clayton Kershaw threw 5 1/3 scoreless innings in a 6-1 win at Seattle in his final regular-season outing, exiting to a road curtain call.
  • Manager Dave Roberts said Kershaw will not be on the Dodgers’ Wild Card Series roster.
  • The Dodgers secured the NL No. 3 seed and will host the Reds in a best-of-three that begins Tuesday at Dodger Stadium.
  • Team officials have left open adding Kershaw for later rounds or deploying him in relief if Los Angeles advances.
  • Shohei Ohtani hit his 55th home run to reset the Dodgers’ single-season record, while the Mariners clinched the AL’s No. 2 seed and a first-round bye.