NEW YORK >> The Dodgers’ season depends on the excellence of Clayton Kershaw and Zack Greinke, just as the baseball world presumed when pitchers and catchers reported to spring training on a sunny day in February.
This, though, is different.
Kershaw is starting Game 4 Tuesday on three days’ rest, needing a win to save the Dodgers’ season after the New York Mets won Game 3, 13-7. If the Dodgers win, the series would be tied 2-2 and Greinke would start Game 5 on Thursday back at Dodger Stadium.
And for all the confidence Kershaw and Greinke inspire, the Dodgers’ season really depends on their ability to beat rookie left-hander Steven Matz — who threw six shutout innings at Dodger Stadium in July —- and Jacob deGrom, who was virtually unhittable in Game 1.