Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Kershaw akakunda mutambo wake wekutanga weMLB kurwisa Washington Nationals musi waChikunguru 27, 2008. Akakanda ma-innings anopfuura matanhatu, achibvumira mapfuti mana, kufamba, uye akarova mashanu. Kershaw akapedza mwaka wake wekutanga 5<unk>5, aine 4.26 ERA mumitambo makumi maviri nemiviri (21 kutanga). Akakandawo innings mbiri kunze kwebullpen yeDodgers mu2008 National League Championship Series
(NLCS) vachirwa nePhiladelphia Phillies.