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Kershaw isn't cutting corners

LOS ANGELES_Clayton Kershaw arrived at Dodger Stadium just before 1 p.m. Tuesday, more than six hours before another Dodger would pitch. By 4 p.m., a light sheen of perspiration dotted his face as he jogged from the clubhouse toward the diamond. A round of bunting awaited. He had already spent the early portion of the afternoon working through the routine that guides him through this, his 12th season in the majors.

"Good or bad, failure or success on the field, the one thing I've always prided myself

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