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Clayton Kershaw saves the day for Dodgers, sets up Game 5 vs. Mets on Thursday

/ STAFF WRITER

NEW YORK – Clayton Kershaw entered his personal dark alley again and walked out the other side with all his belongings.

For the first time in three postseason tries, the Dodgers turned to Clayton Kershaw in an elimination game and weren’t eliminated. The Dodgers escaped from New York with a 3-1 victory in Game 4 Tuesday night, extending their National League Division Series to a decisive Game 5.

The win ended a five-start postseason losing streak for Kershaw, stretching to the 2013 National League Championship Series.

“He definitely wanted this badly,” Dodgers catcher A.