PHOENIX -- Clayton Kershaw looked like himself in the Dodgers' Cactus League opener on Saturday.
Facing the White Sox in the first game of spring, Kershaw tossed a 12-pitch, 1-2-3 inning, with a strikeout. He then left the game and threw an additional 17 pitches.
With a longer Spring Training because of the World Baseball Classic, Kershaw was scheduled to throw only one inning in his first game. He has already been named the Dodgers' Opening Day starter for the seventh consecutive season.
Kershaw has had no ill effects this spring from the herniated disk that sidelined him for more than two months last season.