ARLINGTON, Texas– Clayton Kershaw has been scratched from his Game 2 start in the National League Championship Series due to the fact that of back spasms, the Los Angeles Dodgers announced Tuesday morning, about six hours before the very first pitch from Globe Life Field.
Tony Gonsolin, a rookie, will begin in Kershaws place.
Kershaw, 32, experienced something of a profession renaissance this season, displaying a deeper slider and a firmer fastball while posting a 2.16 ERA, a 0.84 WHIP and a 7.75 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 58 1/3 innings. The Dodgers were particularly counting on him after losing Game 1 of the best-of-seven series to the Atlanta Braves on Monday night.
2 RelatedThis is the first time back problems have actually cropped up for Kershaw because he was scratched hours before his Opening Day start. The left-hander was all set by the time his 10-day stint on the injured list expired.
Gonsolin has actually been among the best rookies in a congested field for the NL Rookie of the Year Award, posting a 2.31 ERA, a 0.84 WHIP and a 6.57 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 46 2/3 innings. Gonsolin entering Game 2 implies Julio Urias most likely will enter Game 3. After that, it gets complicated, particularly after Dustin May dealt with 8 batters in Mondays 5-1 loss.
