If Friday night's disappointing start against Milwaukee really was Clayton Kershaw's Dodgers farewell, it was as unfair as it was ugly.
When Clayton Kershaw trudged off the mound in the second inning Friday with left forearm discomfort, it could have been just another painful chapter in the recent saga of a Hall of Fame Dodger in physical decline.It felt like a little of both after Kershaw was pulled from a battering by the Milwaukee Brewers before the Dodgers mounted a second stirring comeback in three days to steal an 8-6 victory.
He missed more than two months this summer with a similar injury. He knew what this meant. He knew it wasn’t good.“It’s a tough blow, obviously,” Kershaw said quietly afterward. “Just felt something there in my elbow, forearm. Kind of the same thing I’ve been dealing with. Just got bad enough to where I couldn’t keep going tonight … haven’t quite wrapped my head around all that yet.”
“It was difficult, it was his last home start, you just don’t know what the future will predict, so I wanted it to be special for him and his family,” said Roberts. “It didn’t end the way we hoped.”Watching Kershaw labor from the start Friday, Roberts knew something was wrong. Everyone knew something was wrong.
According to ESPN Stats and Info, five of the 10 batters faced by Kershaw hit balls with an exit velocity of at least 95 mph. It is the first time since Statcast began keeping track in 2015 that half of the batters faced by Kershaw hit balls hard against him.By then, Roberts had seen enough. With two out in the second, he trotted to the mound with Rampe and, after a brief consultation, the crowd’s worst fears were realized.
Or, if Friday’s arm injury is serious and requires surgery or a lengthy rehabilitation, does he just retire?Some wonder if the competitive Kershaw would be happy remaining on a Dodger team where he is now the fourth-best starter. Even if he wasn’t injured, he might not be a lock to be a playoff starter this season, nor would he be guaranteed to make his annual opening day start next year.
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