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Dodgers lineups: Clayton Kershaw ready to carry the load again

TORONTO -- The last time Clayton Kershaw took the mound for the Dodgers he put his foot down, going the distance in a three-hit shutout that snapped the Dodgers' six-game losing streak.

The Dodgers could use a performance like that from Kershaw every time out. It would go a long way to solving their on-going bullpen issues. But Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said he doesn't worry about Kershaw thinking that way and perhaps taking on too much.

"I don't," Roberts said. "I think with many starters you might think that or they might get that in their head.