Clayton Kershaw Crumbles as Phillies Take Game One of NLCS

It appeared Joe Torre’s gamble would pay off.

The Los Angeles Dodgers manager picked 21-year-old Clayton Kershaw to start the first game of the National League Championship Series against the Phillies. He had the utmost confidence in the youngster, and the kid delivered—for the first four innings, that is, as everything unraveled afterward in an 8-6 loss for Los Angeles.

He breezed through the dangerous Phillies order and was backed by a solo homer by first baseman James Loney. Things were looking up, but things changed with one nightmarish frame.

The strikezone by Randy Marsh was tight. The 28-year veteran didn’t give Kershaw t...

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