LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Dodgers' rotation includes arguably the greatest pitcher of his generation in Clayton Kershaw and a potential Cy Young Award winner in Hyun-Jin Ryu. But it will be Walker Buehler, the precocious right-hander with an electric fastball, who will begin their march toward another World Series.
Buehler will start Game 1 of the National League Division Series against the Washington Nationals on Thursday, with first pitch slated for 8:37 p.m. ET on TBS. He will face Nationals lefty Patrick Corbin.
Buehler, 25, emerged as a rookie last season, winning Game 163 against the Colorado Rockies and performing well against the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 7 of the NL Championship Series.