There were gasps aplenty when the Los Angeles Dodgers tabbed Hyun-Jin Ryu to start off their postseason run rather than longtime ace Clayton Kershaw.
Ryu made sure that no gasps turned into angry shouts.
All it took was seven shutout innings over the Atlanta Braves in Game 1 of the National League Division Series Thursday at Dodger Stadium. With help from home runs by Joc Pederson, Max Muncy and Kiké Hernandez, Ryu walked away from a 6-0 Dodgers win with his first postseason victory since 2013.
Like that, whatever controversy there was over the Dodgers snubbing Kershaw went out the window.