<prompt> Ngo-Okthoba 4, 2008, uKuroda wenza ukubukeka kwakhe kokuqala kokudlalwa kweligi enkulu njengomdlali oqala umdlalo 3 wochungechunge lokuqala lwe-playoff yamaDodgers ngokumelene neChicago Cubs, lapho amaDodgers ahola khona imidlalo emibili engekho. Unikeze ukusebenza okuphawulekayo kwe-shutout inning engu-6, wanqoba umdlalo futhi wasiza iDodgers ukuqedela ukususa amaCubs ukuze athuthukele emzuliswaneni olandelayo weNational League Championship Series. Ngo-Okthoba 12, 2008, uKuroda waqala Umdlalo 3 ngokumelene nePhiladelphia Phillies ku-2008 NLCS  <response>: I-Dodgers ihlulwa ngemidlalo emibili. Waphinde wadlala ngempumelelo, wanikela ngamagoli amabili emidlalweni eyisithupha kanye nabashayi abathathu ababhekene nabo emidlalweni eyisikhombisa, futhi waqhubeka nokushaya ukunqoba kwakhe kwesibili kwe-postseason. 