Many fans were certain that Craig Counsell would more than likely give the ball to Jhoulys Chacin to face-off against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 of the NLCS. Moments after advancing past the Atlanta Braves in the NLDS, three games-to-one, the Dodgers wasted no time in naming 3-time Cy Young Award Winner Clayton Kershaw as their guy for the first game of the NLCS. It was announced earlier today that lefty Gio Gonzalez will pitch for the first time in the 2018 postseason.
Now let’s compare the two “South Paws”.