LOS ANGELES — Gabe Kapler had friends from back home in Southern California text him earlier this week and alert him that they had tickets to see his Phillies play Thursday afternoon at Dodger Stadium.
“I’m like ‘Awesome. You get to see Nola vs. Kershaw.’ That’s a pretty good matchup,” Kapler said. “That’s kind of cool as a baseball fan.”
It was a good thing that Kapler’s buddies weren’t holding tickets to Wednesday night’s 8-2 drubbing by the Dodgers. Thursday’s series finale is lining up to be a clash of two of the National League’s premier pitchers as Aaron Nola and Clayton Kershaw face off.