Arizona at Los Angeles

Los Angeles is 19-7 in Clayton Kershaw's past 26 starts against Arizona, which is 14-45 the past 59 meetings with the Dodgers, who have beaten the Diamondbacks five times in a row, including a three-game series in last August. Arizona scored a total of nine runs in those five games and Kershaw comes into the postseason with a 13-5 record, 2.46 ERA and 1.06 WHIP. The left-hander is 7-1 with a 1.58 ERA and .180 opponent batting average at home and the Diamondbacks will be seeing him for the first time this season. Merrill Kelly is scheduled to start for Arizona and he has a 4.07 ERA on the road compared to 2.59 at home and the Dodgers are hitting .342 against him this season. Los Angeles is 14-2 when Kelly is the opposing starter and he is 0-11 with an ERA of 5.70 against the Dodgers in his career. Los Angeles is 74-39 versus right-handed starters in 2023. Play the Dodgers.