Clayton Kershaw's Latest Postseason Struggles Just Confirm What We Already Knew

Clayton Kershaw is, without a doubt, one of the best pitchers of his generation. Heck, he might even be the best. The three-time Cy Young winner is a dazzling 169-74 in his surefire Hall of Fame career to go with a 2.44 ERA, 1.008 WHIP, and 2,464 strikeouts across 2,274.2 innings.

Those are mind-bogglingly wondrous numbers-- but they're limited to the regular season. The playoffs have been an entirely different beast, and Game 2 of the NLDS on Friday night only drove home that point anew.

Facing off against a scorching-hot Stephen Strasburg, Kershaw needed to twirl a gem to get past the Nationals. Though he wasn't necessarily poor, he just wasn't good enough. Now, the NLDS is tied at one game apiece heading to Washington.

When it rains, it pours, and Kershaw just never seems to catch a break in the playoffs. Surrendering three runs in six innings of work is a more-than-winnable start, especially with the Dodgers' imposing lineup on his side. But sometimes, fate just is what it is.

With the outing last night, Kershaw's postseason ERA now stands two entire runs higher than his career regular season clip. Folks, he doesn't even have a winning record. In 26 playoff starts, he's 9-12.

Believe us when we stay that we want nothing to do with coming at Kershaw. More often than not, it's a joy to watch him do his thing, but his postseason struggles deserve to be ridiculed.

Once again, the 31-year-old southpaw was out-dueled by an opposing pitcher and it might just come back to dissolve the Dodgers.