Following the Los Angeles Dodgers’ heartbreaking World Series loss to the Houston Astros, one Dodger was particularly hard on himself. Almost as hard as he throws his fastball.
Ace Clayton Kershaw has long been noted for his remarkable regular-season performances that are followed up by postseason struggles. This was again the case in 2017. For the first time in his career, Kershaw helped L.A. to the World Series, but when Kershaw needed to perform in a crucial Game 5 against Houston, his numbers were dismal (6 runs allowed in 4.2 innings pitched). Of course, Game 5 would prove to be wild, with Houston prevailing 13-12 in ten innings.