For the second time this World Series, Clayton Kershaw out-pitched Tyler Glasnow.
Kershaw wasn’t as dominant in the Dodgers’ 4–2 win in Game 5 as he was in the series opener, but he maintained an early lead without his best stuff and pitched L.A. within one win of its first World Series title in 32 years.
His performance Sunday was perhaps the clearest indication that the greatest pitcher of his generation has overcome the dreaded discourse of the Kershaw Playoff Narrative, his presence steadying after the cacophonous finish to Game 4.