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5 reasons the Dodgers will win it all in 2015

By Nathaniel Reeves

Jun 28, 2015; Miami, FL, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Zack Greinke (21) throws against the Miami Marlins during the first inning at Marlins Park. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 28, 2015; Miami, FL, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Zack Greinke (21) throws against the Miami Marlins during the first inning at Marlins Park. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jun 29, 2015; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (right) and Zack Greinke in the first inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 29, 2015; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (right) and Zack Greinke in the first inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports /

Two Aces

There isn’t much that hasn’t been said about the dominance of Los Angeles’ two aces. No team in the Majors wants any part of the 1-2 punch of Kershaw and Greinke in a five or seven-game series.

Greinke is having his best season as a Dodger and has arguably been just as effective as he was in his 2009 Cy Young season. In 22 starts, Greinke has an absurdly low 1.71 ERA, fueled by a 45-inning scoreless streak, along with a 2.62 FIP.

While Greinke’s strikeouts are down a bit from last season, he’s walking batters at a career-best rate of 4.7 percent and has only given up eight home runs in 152.1 innings. That makes it very difficult to inflict major damage on Greinke, and he’s only given up more than three earned runs in two starts this season.

The fact that Greinke isn’t even the best starter on his own team speaks to how ridiculously dominant Kershaw is. Even with a bumpy stretch early in the season, Kershaw has a 2.51 ERA  and 2.23 FIP.

Kershaw’s struggles in the postseason will likely be brought up as a storyline multiple times this October. Eventually he’s going to come through, and there’s probably no other pitcher you would prefer to be starting in Game 7 of the World Series.

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