The Dodgers won all three of those games.
"It's not complicated. … If he feels good, then it's a no-brainer," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. "It's just more of just getting assurance that he feels good physically, which he does. When you get a chance for Clayton to pitch Games 2 and potentially [Game] 6, that's a good thing for us and. It's full-go."
"There's no excuses at this point," Kershaw said.
Roberts had hinted Friday that Game 2 could be Kershaw's, but the Dodgers were all of 15 hours removed from punching their NLCS ticket at that point.