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Mike Trout, Clayton Kershaw meet again in battle of the game's best

Mike Trout and the Los Angeles Angels face Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers Tuesday night.

It will be the fourth matchup between two of the best in the game. Kershaw's Dodgers won each of the previous three games.

Modern-day Cy Young vs Babe Ruth?

Kershaw has an ERA+ of 156, the best in MLB history with a minimum of 1,500 innings pitched. Trout has averaged 9.4 Wins Above Replacement per 162 games, second to Babe Ruth's 10.6.

The Dodgers' ace passed Ron Guidry, Dwight Gooden, Zack Greinke, Dennis Martinez and others in career Wins Above Replacement this season.