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Kershaw and Strasburg meet for first time

When Clayton Kershaw and Stephen Strasburg take the mound in Los Angeles tonight (10 ET on ESPN), it will be the second time in MLB history that opposing starting pitchers both entered a game with at least 10 wins and one or fewer losses, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. The other time was on June 22, 1900, when the Dodgers’ Joe McGinnity faced the Phillies' Bill Bernhard in Philadelphia (both were 12-1).

Strasburg has pitched four times against the Dodgers but never against Kershaw. He is 1-0 and has allowed five earned runs in 26u2153 innings pitched (1.