CHICAGO -- Never mind the heavy workload and short rest, Clayton Kershaw insisted he is ready to pitch again.The Los Angeles Dodgers ace will start Game 2 of the NL Championship Series against the Chicago Cubs on Sunday night after pitching in all three wins during the Division Series against Washington. That included a two-out save in the decisive Game 5 on Thursday night.The three-time NL Cy Young Award winner is 3-6 with a 4.79 ERA in 16 career playoff appearances, including 12 starts.Yeah, I feel fine, Kershaw said Saturday . I feel good. Im excited. Its been a little bit since we got to do this, and Wrigley Field, its going to be pretty exciting. The fans, everywhere you go, people are talking about it, so it will be fun tomorrow, for sure.Kyle Hendricks gets the ball for the Cubs in Game 2. The right-hander went 16-8 with a major league-best 2.13 ERA this season but left his Division Series start against San Francisco after taking a comebacker off his right forearm .Kershaw hasnt faced Chicago this year. The same was true for Game 1 starter Kenta Maeda and Rich Hill, who was acquired from Oakland on Aug. 1 and will open Game 3. Manager Dave Roberts said he has not decided who will start Game 4.Kershaw came out of bullpen to get the final two outs for his first major league save and close out the division series, two days after throwing 110 pitches in Game 4 on short rest. He is approaching this as a normal start with no limitations.Roberts called it a no-brainer to go with Kershaw once his ace told him he was feeling fine.Its just more of just getting assurance that he feels good physically, which he does, and so its one of those things, obviously, when you get a chance for Clayton to pitch Games 2 and potentially 6, thats a good thing for us, Roberts said. And, yeah, its full go.Kershaw figures to be challenged by a team that led the majors with 103 wins -- 12 more than Los Angeles. The Cubs were second in on-base percentage and third in runs scored during the regular season.Chicago took three of four from Los Angeles in a low-scoring series at Wrigley Field from May 30 to June 2, getting wins from Jon Lester and Hendricks. Los Angeles won two of three meetings at home in late August, dropping the opener 6-4 in 10 innings before winning the final two games 3-2 and 1-0.I think that theyre constantly working counts, getting into good hitters counts, getting on base, Kershaw said. And thats something that is difficult for a starting pitcher. You got to -- you want to limit the damage but at the same time you cant go for four innings, a hundred pitches. So you got to figure out how to get these guys out with quality pitches quickly. And its not an easy task. Tom Jackson Broncos Jersey . 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Now its time to get Lauren back on track.Lauren Holiday, 28, a former U.S. womens national team soccer player, was expected to undergo surgery six weeks after giving birth, and Pelicans general manager Dell Demps said she is currently preparing for the procedure.Demps said there is still no timetable for the return of Jrue Holiday, 26, who will miss an indefinite number of games to start the 2016-17 season as he supports his wifes recovery and cares for the newborn.When the time is right, Jrue will come back to the team, Demps said. And when he comes back -- and Ive said it before -- were going to welcome him with open arms. We feel as an organization, led by the Bensons, that its most important that he be with his family and be a great husband right now. Weve been in contact with him and constant communication.When the time is right, hell return. But as of now, our hearts and prayers are with them. And were hoping that Lauren has a successful surgery.The childs due date was set for mid-October, but the Holidays planned to induce labor sooner to expedite Lauren Holidays surgery. The couple has resided in the Raleigh, North Carolina, area, near the Duke University medical specialists who will handle the surgery, and several Pelicans teammates recently went to visit and to work out with Jrue Holiday.Were always praying for him, were always in his corner, Davis said. He knows that if he needs anything, he can always call any of us. It was just good to see a smile on his face.ddddddddddddSaid Quincy Pondexter: To see him in the spirits that he was in, it really made me that much more of a fan of his, because hes handling it really well. Him and his wife are handling it extremely well. Theyre amazing people.Doctors believe that Lauren Holiday should return to full health.If you had to choose a person to be able to deal with this and go through it, it would be Lauren Holiday, Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry said. Shes a very, very tough individual. Having Jrue there for support is very important. In our case, we told Jrue to forget about the basketball part of it. This is where you take care of your family. And were going to welcome him back whenever he feels that its time to come back and his family is in good hands. To me, thats the most important thing.Gentry said the team is still discussing ways to fill Jrue Holidays void. Holiday was limited to a combined 74 games in his first two seasons in New Orleans because of right-leg injuries, but he broke through in 2015-16, averaging 16.8 points and six assists in 65