LOS ANGELES -- Clayton Kershaw stood alone on the mound at Dodger Stadium, the only ballpark he has called home in 18 big league seasons.

As "We Are Young" blared over the speakers, rivaled in volume by the downpour of affection from the packed stands, the legendary Dodgers left-hander realized his teammates had not joined him on the field. Kershaw gestured at the home dugout, then looked out at the crowd and waved to acknowledge the fans.

It was a scene that third baseman Max Muncy, the second-longest tenured Dodger behind Kershaw, had described the day before.

"When it comes to Clayton," Muncy said, "I think nothing would piss him off more if you did something like that. So for us, we’re going to take the field as normal, we’re going to play as hard as we can and we're going to get

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