Los Angeles Dodgers star Clayton Kershaw had a succinct reaction to his first start of the 2021 season.
"It wasn't great," he told reporters after the 8-5 loss to the Colorado Rockies on Thursday at Coors Field.
SportsNet LA"It wasn't great." Clayton Kershaw on his #OpeningDay outing with @kirsten_watson and how he felt overall on the mound and at the plate. #Dodgers pic.twitter.com/tNkmsGeOvc
Kershaw lasted just 5.2 innings on Opening Day, allowing six runs (five earned) and 10 hits, with just two strikeouts.
It was more hits or runs than the three-time Cy Young Award winner allowed in any of his 10 starts last season.