OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Clayton Kershaw got his slider back on track and helped the Los Angeles Dodgers continue their strong start. But much like his postseason numbers suffer in comparison to his regular-season performance, Kershaw … Kershaw Wins Again: World Series Game Times, TV Info, Pitching Matchups for Final 2 Games ... Oct 26, 2020. OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Clayton Kershaw got his slider back on track and helped the Los Angeles Dodgers continue their strong start. RELATED: The Los Angeles Dodgers Win the 2020 World Series, First Since 1988 The Dodgers now join the Lakers as the second Los Angeles professional sports team to win a … 2020 WORLD SERIES Los Angeles Dodgers (4) vs Tampa Bay Rays (2) The 2020 World Series was the 116th edition of Major League Baseball's World Series, a best-of-seven playoff between the National League (NL) champion Los Angeles Dodgers and the American League (AL) champion Tampa Bay Rays. It hasn’t sunk in yet,” said Kershaw, who was the winning pitcher in Games 1 and 5. “I don’t care about legacy. Make it five in a row for the defending World Series champs. “I just keep saying it over and over again – World Series champs, World Series champs. Clayton Kershaw won Game 1 of the 2020 World Series for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Clayton Kershaw has had his best stuff … Make it five in a row for the defending World Series champs. The Dodgers rebounded from a stunning Game 4 loss with a 4-2 victory in … The Oakland Athletics are at the opposite end of the spectrum, still searching for their first victory after winning the AL West in 2020. The Los Angeles Dodgers are back in control of the 2020 World Series.. He would finish up the playoffs with a … The Dodgers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 to win the 2020 World Series in six games for their first championship since 1988. With his 5.2 innings of 3-run ball, Kershaw might have made his last appearance of the 2020 postseason. But he entered this year just 9-11 in post-season play, with poor outings in a pair of World Series Game 5s that resulted in a 2017 no-decision and a 2018 defeat. Clayton Edward Kershaw (born March 19, 1988) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). A left-handed starting pitcher, Kershaw has played 13 seasons in the major leagues since he debuted in 2008.He is an eight-time All-Star, three-time National League (NL) Cy Young Award winner, and the 2014 NL Most Valuable Player. It was hardly a legacy-defining outing, but Clayton Kershaw's final start of 2020 put the Los Angeles Dodgers one win away from their first World Series championship in 32 years. In Game 5 of the 2020 World Series, however, the day after the Rays strolled off the Dodgers in gut-shot design, Kershaw smoothly salved wounds – his partners’ day-old and his years-old. In Game 5 of the 2018 World Series against Boston, he was unable to stop the Red Sox’s crowning ritual.