Dee ihe na-aga n'ihu maka paragraf a - Na Ọktọba 4, 2008, Kuroda mere ihe ngosi mbụ ya na oge egwuregwu na nnukwu egwuregwu dị ka onye na-amalite pitcher maka Egwuregwu 3 nke usoro egwuregwu mbụ nke Dodgers megide Chicago Cubs, nke Dodgers duziri egwuregwu abụọ na-enweghị ihe ọ bụla. O nyere ihe ngosi dị ịrịba ama nke 6 shutout inning, na-emeri egwuregwu ahụ ma na-enyere ndị Dodgers aka mezue mkpochapụ nke Cubs iji gaa n'ihu na National League Championship Series ọzọ. N'abalị iri na abụọ n'ọnwa Ọktoba n'afọ 2008, Kuroda bidoro egwuregwu nke atọ megide Philadelphia Phillies na 2008 NLCS
na Dodgers na-ada n'okpuru egwuregwu abụọ ruo efu. Ọ na-atụgharị nke ọma ọzọ, na-enyefe ọsọ abụọ na inning isii (gbakwunyere ndị batrị atọ chere ihu na inning nke asaa), wee gaa n'ihu nweta mmeri nke abụọ ya na postseason.