One day after defeating the Nationals in the 2019 NLDS opener, the Dodgers will send veteran Clayton Kershaw to the hill with hopes of arriving in Washington this weekend with a 2-0 series lead.
Los Angeles management did not announce Kershaw’s start until Thursday, seemingly taking every angle of strategy into consideration before their final decision. Many analysts believed the Dodgers would turn to Hyun-Jin Ryu for the second game at home, where the lefty’s splits were significant. At home, Ryu tallied a 10-1 record with a 1.93 ERA and a 0.