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Jose Fernandez outshines Clayton Kershaw, who makes history in his return

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Preceding Friday night's Dodgers-Marlins game (MIA 4, LAD 1), this happened ...

Indeed, Kershaw was making his first start since June 26, when he succumbed to a lower back injury. Prior to that injury, Kershaw had been authoring a season that was dominant even by his sky-scraping standards. However, given the length of his absence -- more than two months away from a big-league mound -- Kershaw, great as he is, wasn't exactly a known quantity on this night.