LOS ANGELES — On the day after the Dodgers removed Clayton Kershaw six outs from a perfect game, Kershaw said he felt bad — not for himself, but for you.
“The only thing I feel bad for is, if I was a fan, I would want to see somebody finish the game,” Kershaw said Thursday. “So, from a fan’s perspective, I do feel bad for that. I wish I could have done it. But yesterday wasn’t the day.”
Kershaw and Dodgers manager Dave Roberts agreed that seven innings was enough for a pitcher whose injury kept him out of last season’s playoffs and delayed his winter throwing program. Kershaw threw 11 2/3 innings in the lockout-shortened Cactus League.
