Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw shutdown the Braves on Friday night. He went eight innings only allowing two hits on 85 pitches.
Kershaw could have very easily finished the game, but was taken out after his hamstring tightened up. He was hit in the hamstring earlier in the game on a hard hit comebacker.
Roberts revealed after the game why he decided to have Kenley Jansen finish the game. According to the Dodgers manager, Kershaw’s hamstring tightened up.
Clayton Kershaw would have faced Lucas Duda in the ninth inning, Dave Roberts said, but he didn't give "a whole lot" of consideration to letting Kershaw go the distance. Said the hamstring tightened up after Kershaw was hit by the comebacker.
— J.P. Hoornstra (@jphoornstra) October 6, 2018
Kershaw isn’t too concerned, but if the hamstring stays tight then he could run into some issues for his next start.
"I’m fine," Clayton Kershaw said of the comebacker. "It just got me in a good spot, kind of in the belly of the leg. Maybe a little sore tomorrow but I should be good."
— J.P. Hoornstra (@jphoornstra) October 6, 2018
