 In Game 2, Kershaw pitched six innings and allowed three runs in a 4–2 loss.In Game 5, he entered the game in relief of Walker Buehler with two outs in the seventh inning and struck out Adam Eaton.In the eighth inning Kershaw allowed home runs on back-to-back pitches to Anthony Rendon and Juan Soto to surrender a 3–1 lead, and the Nationals won the game and the series.