PHOENIX — Dodgers manager Dave Roberts made official what we’ve all come to expect on Saturday, naming Clayton Kershaw the club’s opening day starter for what would be a franchise-record-tying seventh time.
The plan is for Kershaw to take the ball on Monday, April 3 against the Padres at Dodger Stadium.
The seventh opening day start will tie Don Drysdale and Don Sutton for the most in Dodgers franchise history, and the seventh consecutive opening day start will match Sutton, who started the Dodgers’ first game every year from 1972-1978.
"Sutton and Drysdale? That's great," Roberts told reporters on Saturday.