The record for combined strikeouts in a nine-inning postseason game is 28, set by the Astros and Padres in Game 1 of the 1998 NLDS.
• The Dodgers and Mets combined for 27 total strikeouts.
• For Kershaw, it was his third career double-digit strikeout game in the postseason. That tied him with Sandy Koufax (and three others) for 7th most all-time.
• deGrom became the first pitcher to strike out six over the first two innings of his postseason debut. His 13 total strikeouts tied a Mets postseason record, set in Game 1 of the 1973 NLCS by Tom Seaver.