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Dodger Blue > Dodgers News > Dodgers News: Clayton Kershaw Received Boost Of Confidence Vs. Padres, Prepared For Any Scenario With Postseason Rotation
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Dodgers News: Clayton Kershaw Received Boost Of Confidence Vs. Padres, Prepared For Any Scenario With Postseason Rotation

Matthew Moreno
September 27, 2019
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Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw against the San Diego Padres
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There were indications Clayton Kershaw would have an abbreviated start in his last outing of the 2019 regular season, but he worked through six scoreless innings to help the Los Angeles Dodgers complete a sweep of the San Diego Padres behind a 1-0 victory.

“I wanted to go as much as I could today,” said Kershaw, before noting the outing was still somewhat shortened — by his standards. “There was that fifth — or whatever inning it was — that they fouled off 47 pitches, so it got my pitch count up.

“But overall a better day today. Felt like my stuff was a little bit crisper, command was a little better. It was a good one to build on.”

Kershaw was coming off a start in which he allowed a three home runs, a season high, for a third time this year. Kershaw nonetheless managed to get through six innings and though he lamented the performance, earned a win against the Colorado Rockies.

The left-hander has been hamstrung by struggles in the first inning throughout the season, and that again was the case at Petco Park. However, Kershaw didn’t allow a home run and wound up stranding a double and walk.

He retired 13 consecutive batters in a row and wound up scattering two hits to go along with seven strikeouts against one walk. “It’s just building confidence,” he said of settling into a rhythm.

“That’s the biggest thing. No matter how long you play this game, you struggle and your confidence is going to go here and there at times.

“I just went in with a mindset to be super aggressive and keep going, don’t worry about all the stuff that’s happened, and just kind of keep pitching. Just try to be a little more aggressive overall. The results were better today, for sure.

“If I had pitched poorly, it wouldn’t have been the end of the world but it wouldn’t have been fun going into the postseason having struggled. It’s definitely good to get some momentum going, get some confidence, realize the pitches I need to make are still in there.”

Kershaw’s next start is guaranteed to come in October, but details beyond that are not known. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts again declined to set his postseason rotation. For his part, Kershaw is poised to embrace any decision.

“We’ll see what they do with Games 1, 2 and 3,” he said. “Whatever game they have me in, I’ll work backwards from there and go.”

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ByMatthew Moreno
Matthew Moreno is a journalist from Whittier, Calif., who is a credentialed reporter and is currently the Executive Editor of DodgerBlue.com and LakersNation.com. In addition to covering Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angels Lakers, Matthew has a strong passion for keeping up to date with the sneakerhead culture. It began with Michael Jordan and Air Jordan shoes, and has carried over to Kobe Bryant's signature line with Nike. Matthew previously was the lead editor and digital strategist at Dodgers Nation, and the co-editor and lead writer at Reign of Troy, where he covered USC Trojans Football. Matthew graduated from California State Long Beach University with a major in journalism and minor in communications. Contact: matt@mediumlargela.com
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