The Dodgers and Cardinals will play the Wild Card Game on Wednesday night in Los Angeles. But unlike in years past, Clayton Kershaw will not be on the active roster. It’s been a very long time since the veteran southpaw wasn’t one of the first guys out of the gate in the postseason, but this year has been full of firsts.
Kershaw went down with an arm injury last Friday night, and Dodgers fans have been holding their breath ever since. Give the obvious pain he was in and Dave Roberts almost immediately ruling him out of the postseason, there were plenty of reasons to worry.