Diamondbacks @ Dodgers

Who will WIN this matchup?

Arizona Diamondbacks (68-78)

@ Los Angeles Dodgers (100-44)

Starting Pitchers:

Kelly (ARI): 12-6; 3.01 ERA

Kershaw (LAD) 8-3; 2.44 ERA

Current odds:

Arizona Diamondbacks: (+236)

Los Angeles Dodgers: (-286)

• The starting line-up for the Diamondbacks is as follows:

• The starting line-up for the Dodgers is as follows:

• The Los Angeles Dodgers return home Monday as National League West champions, facing the Arizona Diamondbacks in the opener of an extended five-game series, which also is the start of an eight-game homestand.

• When the teams met at Arizona on Tuesday, the Dodgers earned a 4-0 victory to wrap up their ninth division title in the past 10 seasons. A day later, though, Los Angeles’ main weakness was exposed when closer Craig Kimbrel gave up a game-ending home run to the Diamondbacks’ Sergio Alcantara.

• Kimbrel has been on a rocky ride in his first season as the Dodgers’ closer, blowing five saves, getting tagged with a loss six times and posting a 3.96 ERA in 52 1/3 innings. Other late-inning relief options like right-handers Blake Treinen and Brusdar Graterol have struggled with injuries. With the playoffs fast approaching, the Dodgers remain in search of answers for the back end of their bullpen.

• Despite the bullpen troubles, the Dodgers not only clinched the division title, they also reached the 100-win mark Saturday with a victory at San Francisco. Los Angeles has won at least 100 games in each of the past three full seasons and four times in the last five full seasons.

• The Dodgers will send left-hander Clayton Kershaw to the mound Monday. He was the winning pitcher in the division clincher, giving up just two hits over seven innings against Arizona. After missing a month because of his latest back issue, Kershaw has a 1.50 ERA in three September starts.

• In 40 career starts against the D-backs, Kershaw is 19-11 with a 2.73 ERA. He’s attempting to win 20 games against a fourth different team.

• The Diamondbacks will counter with right-hander Merrill Kelly (12-6, 3.01 ERA), who opposed Kershaw last week and gave up three runs in five innings while taking the loss. Kelly is 0-8 lifetime against the Dodgers in 11 starts and has a 5.81 ERA.

• Arizona dropped a 6-1 decision to the San Diego Padres on Sunday and has lost nine of its last 12 games. The D-backs are just 3-11 against the Dodgers this season.

• Arizona nearly was shut out for the fourth time in its last five defeats before scraping together a ninth-inning run Sunday on a Ketel Marte sacrifice fly.

• Against Padres starters Blake Snell, Joe Musgrove and Yu Darvish over the weekend, the D-backs were held to one run over 19 innings. They had just one hit in six innings against Darvish. Now they have to face Kershaw on Monday.