Coming off a 2020 debut that was a success in every way, expectations remained high when Clayton Kershaw took the mound Saturday night. He started opposite Johnny Cueto, which was the expected pitching matchup when the Los Angeles Dodgers faced the San Francisco Giants on Opening Day.
For as well as Kershaw fared against the Arizona Diamondbacks, he struggled in his second start of the season. The left-hander failed to miss many bats against an aggressive Giants lineup, and mistake pitches amounted to a double and three home runs surrendered in 4.1 innings pitched.
Two of the homers were hit by Austin Slater.