Yeah, even if you don't consider analytics, a lot of teams try to swing early against Kershaw. The thing is, he's the rare pitcher in which unless you're a team of black magic, working 10+ pitch at bats is not going to get him. Swinging early is going to.
The thing is, some of the pitches chosen to hit at weren't bad choices. Kershaw pitched well, he didn't dominate like people said. It was him pitching well combining with outside of Acuna, some pitches to hit being missed and being another team to fail to elevate the sliders that don't have great location from him:
https://www.talkingchop.com/2018/10/...ds-dodgers-3-0