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Dodgers notes: NLCS would start Saturday -- but Kershaw probably would not

/ STAFF WRITER

If the Dodgers advance to the NLCS, Clayton Kershaw would most likely not start until Game 2.

LOS ANGELES – If the Dodgers beat the New York Mets Thursday night in Game 5 of their National League Division Series, they would advance to the NL Championship Series against the Chicago Cubs beginning Saturday at Dodger Stadium – three days after Clayton Kershaw was outstanding pitching on three days rest.

But Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said it was unlikely Kershaw would be asked to make a second consecutive start on short rest.