Kershaw will be the first Dodgers pitcher to make six consecutive Opening Day starts since Don Sutton made seven, the Los Angeles record. Don Drysdale made seven total Opening Day starts and Fernando Valenzuela made six, but not in consecutive seasons.
In his Opening Day start last year, Kershaw allowed three runs in a six-inning no-decision against San Diego 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. In 2013, he homered in the eighth inning to beat the Giants on Opening Day, 4-0.