Manager Dave Roberts said: “I'm going to manage Game 2 like it's Game 7. And I'm going to do the same thing for Game 3.'
LOS ANGELES — The want to have pitch again this postseason. But they must win a game in this series to make that happen. If the Dodgers can force a Game 4, they will have Kershaw start. That much Dave Roberts made clear Saturday night after the worst start of Kershaw’s career. The ambushed him for an 11-2 win in Game 1. Never had Kershaw started a game and failed to make it out of the first inning.
He has spent the last month pitching on six days’ rest as part of the organization’s plan to manage his shoulder. As Roberts searched for a silver lining, he found this: Kershaw only threw 35 pitches in the swift beatdown, which could aid in his recovery before another start. Roberts didn’t have to deploy any of his high-leverage relievers in the romp, leaving the manager the opportunity to aggressively utilize them in Game 2 with another off day coming.
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