I think we can officially put to rest the "Clayton Kershaw can't pitch in the playoffs" narrative now, don't you?
Pitching on just three days' rest, after hurling the final inning of the Los Angeles Dodgers' clinching victory in Game 5 of the National League Division Series against the Washington Nationals on one day of rest, Kershaw dug down deep and held the best lineup in baseball scoreless in the Dodgers' 1-0 victory in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series in Chicago.
Kershaw was masterful in his seven innings, giving up just those two hits, with one walk and six strikeouts.