Clayton Kershaw
The Los Angeles Dodgers' offense has awaken and must find the spark that Yasiel Puig provided all year, especially with the St. Louis Cardinals sending their rookie phenom, Michael Wacha, to the mound in Friday night's Game 6 of the 2013 National League Championship Series.
Rookie St. Louis Cardinal Michael Wacha, who threw a no-hitter through 7 and 1/3 innings in his playoff debut in the National League Division Series, goes up against Cy Young candidate Clayton Kershaw, who has 1-0 with an ERA of 0.69 in two starts, in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series Saturday afternoon.
The Atlanta Braves will start Mike Minor at pitcher, looking not to go down 0-2 to the Los Angeles Dodgers after Thursday night's loss. The Dodgers send Zack Greinke - who is sporting a 1.58 ERA in 12 starts since late July.
Despite injuries that had the Los Angeles Dodgers struggling out the gate, the team has turned their fortunes around in the National League West division.
Felix Hernandez has signed a $135.5 million contract extension to keep him in a Seattle Mariners uniform through the 2019 season. King Felix is one of the most dominant young pitchers in the game today, so his performance and the details of the contract should set a precedent for what other hurlers can demand in their next contracts.
