The MLB community reacted to the most recent Clayton Kershaw catastrophe.

The difference between Clayton Kershaw’s regular season and postseason performances is astounding, especially given the size of the sample.

Throughout his career, Clayton Kershaw has experienced both great and less-than-stellar postseason moments.
The Los Angeles Dodgers and Clayton Kershaw both categorically fit into the latter category following their start against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night in Game 1 of the National League Division Series.

The batters for Arizona attacked Kershaw quickly.
For the Diamondbacks, Ketel Marte started the game and reached base twice on his first two pitches.
On the second pitch he saw, Corbin Carroll hit an RBI single to put the Diamondbacks ahead 1-0. Christian Walker followed with an RBI double, scoring Carroll and moving Tommy Pham to third after Pham singled on a 0-2 pitch.

When Arizona catcher Gabriel Moreno, the next batter, hit a three-run home run, things only got worse for Kershaw and the Dodgers.
Los Angeles and Kershaw were down 5-0 before recording an out.

When Kershaw retired Lourdes Gurriel Jr., he at last earned an out. But it was only a short-term reprieve.
Evan Longoria hit a double after Alek Thomas walked. Thomas scored after turning around, giving the Diamondbacks a 6-0 lead.
Kershaw was pulled after just one-third of an inning by Dave Roberts, who also went out to get him after the double.

The Dodgers were able to escape the first inning thanks to Emmet Sheehan’s heroics. But Kershaw’s last line was ugly.
He gave up six runs (all earned) on six hits in just one-third of an inning.

Five years after his retirement, Kershaw will have a spot in the Hall of Fame reserved for him. He is without a doubt one of MLB history’s all-time great pitchers. But even before Saturday, Kershaw’s postseason struggles had already dominated his story. And Game 1’s difficulties had no impact on changing that narrative.

Past postseason starts by Kershaw typically turned bad later in the games.
Therefore, even though they may have ultimately left Kershaw, the Dodgers, and their supporters with a bad taste in their mouths, they frequently had enough positives to build on for a potential start later in the series or postseason.
It’s difficult to imagine how the Dodgers could take anything positive away from this one.