Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts defended teammate Clayton Kershaw after his outing against the Philadelphia Phillies in the NLDS.
Game 3 ran away from the Dodgers after Kershaw came into the game, as the veteran allowed five runs on six hits while walking three through two innings. The left-hander has had his struggles during the postseason in his career, posting a 4.63 ERA through 40 appearances in October.
“We can’t use two innings as — he’s gonna have a statue in front of Dodger Stadium, so we have to kind of keep that in mind and understand that in the grand scheme of things, Kershaw is a first-ballot Hall of Famer, one of the best pitchers to ever do it,” Betts said.