Clayton Kershaw faced plenty of questions and pitched under a microscope last week upon being activated off the 10-day injured list. He turned in seven strong innings to help lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a win over the Cincinnati Reds.
It eased some concern over the shoulder inflammation that caused the Dodgers to shut their ace down during Spring Training and have him begin the season on the IL. Encouraging of a 2019 debut as Kershaw had, Sunday presented a different challenge in the form of the Milwaukee Brewers.
Particularly since it meant matching up with Christian Yelich, who had hit at least one home run in each of the first three games of the series at Miller Park.