For the first time since 2010, someone other than Clayton Kershaw will get the start on the mound on Opening Day for the Los Angeles Dodgers. The left-hander is set expected to begin the season on the 10-day injured list to continue getting built up.
The obvious candidate to start in Kershaw’s place would be Walker Buehler, but he is not expected to pitch until later in the series against the Arizona Diamondbacks so he can get an extra start in during the exhibition Freeway Series against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Like Kershaw, he has been limited this spring due to a minor arm issue.