Clayton Kershaw offered to pitch on short rest again in Game 5 of the NL Championship Series for the Los Angeles Dodgers, but was turned down in favor of starting Game 6 on Saturday against the Cubs in Chicago. The series was tied 2-all going into Thursday night's game at Dodger Stadium, where struggling rookie Kenta Maeda took the mound for Los Angeles against Jon Lester. ''My stance is always the same,'' Kershaw said.