The Los Angeles Dodgers are headed to the National League Division Series after a two-game sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers in the Wild Card Series.
Game 2 saw yet another dominant performance by Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw, who was practically unhittable all night. Kershaw struck out 13 batters and pitched eight shutout innings in the 3-0 win. Kershaw allowed just four guys to get on base off three singles and a walk.
Los Angeles scored all three of the team’s runs in the fifth inning. Austin Barnes had an RBI single and Mookie Betts added a two-RBI double. It was a slow night on offense for both teams, with Betts getting the only extra-base hit of the night.
However, three runs were more than enough for Kershaw, who put together an absolute masterpiece, constantly confusing Milwaukee batters with his deadly breaking ball.
How good was Kershaw? He struck out Avisail Garcia, Christian Yelich, and Jedd Gyorko—the Brewers top three batters—a combined seven times last night. Only two Milwaukee players were able to reach second base all night.
The Dodgers will face the winner of the St. Louis Cardinals vs. San Diego Padres series in the NLDS, in which Los Angeles will be playing for the eighth straight season.
