The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Washington Nationals meet today at Nationals Park for game 1 of the NL Divisional Series. The Nationals will send Max Scherzer to the hill today. Scherzer has been outstanding in 2016, winning 20 games, losing just 7 with an ERA of 2.96 and a WHIP of 0.97. Over his last 3 starts, he is 3-0, but his ERA is 5.09, and his WHIP is 1.42. Scherzer is 2-4 in 8 career starts against the Dodgers, with an ERA of 3.29. The lefty, Clayton Kershaw, gets the nod for Los Angeles and is out to prove the doubters wrong, that he can’t win in the post-season. Kershaw is 12-4 on the season, with a 1.69 ERA, a 0.72 WHIP, and over his last 3, he is 1-1 with a nasty ERA of 0.90 and a WHIP of just 0.70. The Dodgers’ southpaw has dominated Washington over his career, going 10-2, with an ERA of 2.02 and the Dodgers are 4-0 in his last 4 starts at Nationals Park. Head to head, the Dodgers are 7-1 in the last 8 meetings with the Nats and 4-1 in their last 5 in Washington. Dodgers should take game 1.
Today’s pick:
Los Angeles Dodgers