The Dodgers cruised to a Game 1 victory last night to take the lead in the 2019 NLDS with the Nationals, but ran into a much stiffer test today, starting arguably their worst starter in Clayton Kershaw against arguably the best pitcher in baseball in Stephen Strasburg.
Things went about as poorly as could be expected, with Kershaw sinking the Dodgers into an early hole that the bats were unable to dig themselves out of against a dominant Strasburg in a 4-2 loss.
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The difference between Kershaw playoff starts before and Kershaw playoff starts now is that now he carries a 3.