[5:30 PM] Dodgers @ Nationals

Who will WIN this matchup?

Los Angeles Dodgers

@ Washington Nationals

 

Starting Pitchers:

Kershaw (LAD): 12-4; 1.69 ERA

Scherzer (WSH) 20-7; 2.96 ERA

 

Last 10 Games Played:

Los Angeles Dodgers: 6-4

Washington Nationals: 5-5

 

Current odds:

Los Angeles Dodgers: (-145)

Washington Nationals: (+135)

 

• ESPN simulations have Los Angeles as XX% favorites to win the game.

• XX% of sports bets are currently on Washington to win as (XX) favorites.

• Everybody agrees that Clayton Kershaw is one of the top pitchers in baseball but his postseason history hasn’t come close to matching his regular season success. The left-hander gets another opportunity to alter his October reputation when the Los Angeles Dodgers open the National League Division Series against the host Washington Nationals on Friday.

• Kershaw has thrived against Washington with a 10-2 mark and 2.02 ERA in 14 career appearances (13 starts), including a victory June 20 when he gave up one run and six hits over seven innings. The left-handed hitting Murphy smacked two homers off Kershaw in last season’s NLDS as a member of the New York Mets. Kershaw missed more than two months with back issues but finished the season strong by compiling an 0.72 ERA over his last four starts.

• Scherzer didn’t face the Dodgers this season and is 2-4 with a 3.29 ERA in 10 career appearances (eight starts) against Los Angeles. The 32-year-old won his past eight decisions and aims to carry his regular-season success into the postseason when he faces Kershaw.

• The Dodgers went 5-1 against the Nationals in the regular season.

• Los Angeles 3B Justin Turner hit 24 of his career-best 27 homers after the start of June.

• Slumping Washington RF Bryce Harper, who homered once in his final 27 contests, is 1-for-15 with 10 strikeouts against Kershaw.

StreakSmarts Pick: Los Angeles Dodgers

Confidence: 5/10

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