No sweat, Clayton Kershaw.
Changing jerseys to beat the heat, the Los Angeles Dodgers ace with a checkered playoff history delivered a signature performance to pitch Los Angeles past the Houston Astros 3-1 in the World Series opener.
Boosted by Justin Turner's tie-breaking, two-run homer in the sixth inning off Dallas Keuchel, Kershaw was in complete control against the top-scoring team in the majors this season.
"I felt good. It's a tough lineup over there," Kershaw said.
"The way Keuchel was throwing it was up and down a lot, which was good.
"It got us into a rhythm a little bit. I think for me personally, it helped out a lot."
With both aces throwing well, the game was done in 2hr 28min -- fastest in the World Series since game four in 1992 between Toronto and Atlanta.
Left-hander Kershaw struck out 11, gave up just three hits and walked none over seven innings.
His lone blemish was a home run by Alex Bregman in the fourth that made it 1-1.
Brandon Morrow worked a perfect eighth and Kenley Jansen breezed through the Astros in the ninth for a save in a combined three-hitter for the hosts.
Game two is Wednesday night, with AL Championship Series MVP Justin Verlander starting against Dodgers lefty Rich Hill.
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