Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw stares blankly after being removed in the seventh inning of Game 1 on Friday night. (Keith Birmingham/Staff photographer)

Clayton Kershaw had to watch from the bench as the Dodgers squandered Game 1 of the National League Division Series but still got saddled with the loss. Kershaw and Jacob deGrom turned the game into a showdown of arms, writes colleague Mark Whicker.

The photo gallery is here. The box score is here.

Shortstop Corey Seager, 21, became the youngest position player to start a game in franchise history.