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Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw Laments 2021 Debut vs. Rockies: 'It Wasn't Great'

Los Angeles Dodgers star Clayton Kershaw had a succinct reaction to his first start of the 2021 season.

"It wasn't great," he told reporters after the 8-5 loss to the Colorado Rockies on Thursday at Coors Field.

SportsNet LA

"It wasn't great." Clayton Kershaw on his #OpeningDay outing with @kirsten_watson and how he felt overall on the mound and at the plate. #Dodgers pic.twitter.com/tNkmsGeOvc

Kershaw lasted just 5.2 innings on Opening Day, allowing six runs (five earned) and 10 hits, with just two strikeouts.

It was more hits or runs than the three-time Cy Young Award winner allowed in any of his 10 starts last season.