Alexander: For Dodgers, Clayton Kershaw’s return goes as expected

LOS ANGELES — It was like old times Saturday night at Dodger Stadium – briefly.

Clayton Kershaw, three-time Cy Young Award winner, future Hall of Famer and now likely a Dodger for life, pitched in a major league game for the first time since last Aug. 30. He led his team onto the field, skipping over the third base line on his way to the mound and throwing his warmup tosses to rookie catcher Dalton Rushing to the familiar strains of “We Are Young.”

Then the game with the Angels started...