The first-place Dodgers (31-17) open a five-game road trip in Tampa Bay on Tuesday with a brief two-game inter-league series against the Rays (27-17). The Boys in Blue bring the best record in the NL to Florida. They’ve won nine of their last 12 games.
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Clayton Kershaw (3-0, 3.40 ERA, 4.10 FIP) faces the Rays for the first time since 2013. The supreme left-hander vies for his third straight win in the series opener, Kershaw’s first career start at Tropicana Field.