Scherzer and Kershaw are arguably the two greatest pitchers of this generation, and although the game’s final score of 5-2 was not indicative of this, in all likelihood they will once again be battling it out at the end of the season when voters cast their ballots for this year’s Cy Young.
But on Monday night, we might just have seen a glimpse of what the next generation has in store.
The atmosphere couldn’t have been much different than it was on Friday night. Instead of a clash with the Washington Nationals, a team that the Dodgers have battled in recent postseason play, a team that could very well stand between the Dodgers and a return to the World Series this year, a team composed of All-Stars and MVP candidates, the Dodgers were faced with the rag-tag remnants of the latest Miami Marlins fire-sale.