In his Opening Day start last year, Kershaw fired seven scoreless innings of one-hit ball in a 15-0 win over San Diego. The year before, Kershaw allowed three runs in a six-inning no-decision against San Diego in a game that the Dodgers won late, 6-3, with three RBIs from Jimmy Rollins.
Kershaw started Opening Day in 2014 in Australia, but injured his Teres Major muscle and was sidelined for more than a month.