Clayton Kershaw had the longest outing of any Dodger pitcher this postseason on Sunday night. He went seven innings, matching his career-longest outing in the playoffs.
In fact, he owns the three longest outings of any Dodger pitcher in the postseason — 6 2/3 innings last Tuesday and 5 innings on Oct. 7. An overlooked aspect of last night’s start was the fact every reliever not named Kenley Jansen got the night off. Hoping to stick with that plan could be problematic for the bullpen going forward, as they will almost certainly be expected to pick up the innings slack left by the other starters.