Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei pene - I wikitoria a Kershaw i tana tukinga MLB tuatahi ki te Washington Nationals i te Hurae 27, 2008. E ono atu ana ngā rēhi i whakatakotohia e ia, e whā ngā whiu i tukua e ia, kotahi te haere, ā, e rima ngā whiu i whakatakotohia e ia. I mutu a Kershaw i tana wa rookie 5<unk>5, me te 4.26 ERA i roto i nga keemu 22 (21 tiimata). I whakatangihia hoki e ia e rua nga waahanga mai i te bullpen mo nga Dodgers i te 2008 National League Championship Series
(NLCS) ki te Philadelphia Phillies.