SI.com · Sep 2, 2020
Who's Facing the Most Pressure in September?
September is here, and the pressure is cranking up for first-place clubs, World Series favorites, MVP candidates, the commissioner and the list goes on. SI's MLB experts weigh in with who they think is facing the most pressure as the calendar flips another page.
Tom Verducci: Dodgers and Clayton Kershaw
It’s been a long time since one team established itself so far above the other 29, as the Dodgers have done. So there’s pressure right there. And Kershaw knows himself he needs a legacy game if not an outright World Series championship to quiet the talk about his postseason struggles.