The LA Dodgers and Chicago Cubs are playing live on the MLB schedule on Friday and the game from Wrigley Field starts up at 2:20 pm ET and has Clayton Kershaw on the mound against Edwin Jackson and Kershaw is pitching lights out this year and the Los Angeles Dodgers are trying to stay on top of the NL West as the playoffs get closer.

The Dodgers have been one of the best teams in baseball this season and they have 87 wins and they are in the mix for the top seed in the playoffs. The team is battling with the San Francisco Giants in the west, but they have a nice lead right now and barring a collapse, they likely will win the division title. Matt Kemp is heating up at the right time and it comes after all his injuries last season and Kershaw now is putting together another Cy Young run after winning two of the past three.

Kershaw has been fantastic this season and he is on the cusp of winning 20 games and he has a 1.70 Era, which is just insanity in the MLB in this day in age. Kershaw is tied for the league lead in wins and he is having one of the best seasons ever and he likely will be the winner of the Cy Young along with Felix Hernandez after the dominant seasons they have had.

The Dodgers come into the game after a win over the Cubs and they have been one of the best hitting teams in the league. The team is ranked in the top 10 in runs, batting average, on base percentage and slugging and they are in the top three in average this season. Yasiel Puig is getting hot at the right time along with Kemp and the pitching has been just as nasty with Kershaw, as the team is ranked in the top 10 in Era, quality starts, WHIP and BAA.

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