Why NLCS Game 6 comes down to one thing -- Kershaw vs. Rizzo

Clayton Kershaw had more hits in Game 2 of the NLCS than Anthony Rizzo did.Among the reasons to like baseball is the "Awesome People Hanging Out Together" aspect of it. I could watch Clayton Kershaw pitch all day, I could watch Anthony Rizzo hit forever, and guess what, folks: Watch just a little bit of baseball and eventually you'll get to see them do those things just 60 feet away from each other.

As the Cubs and Dodgers prepare for Game 6, the matchup between Rizzo and Kershaw looms large. For an example of how crucial ace pitcher/star slugger matchups can be, look back no further than Sunday. In three plate appearances, Rizzo and Kershaw demonstrated the tiny margins between being and…