But Thursday’s game also features another attraction for baseball aficionados who want to watch the matchup live online.
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Greinke is approaching the big league record of 59 straight scoreless innings by Orel Hershiser in 1988 for the Dodgers.
The New York Mets look to dust themselves off following a demoralizing defeat when they begin a 10-game homestand on Thursday with the opener of a four-game series versus the Los Angeles Dodgers.
As the standings go, Los Angeles enters play atop the NL West with a 2.5-game lead over the San Francisco Giants while New York is in second in the NL East, three games behind the division-leading Nationals and 2.5 games out in the wild-card race.
First pitch is schedule for 7:10 in Flushing.
With Kershaw on the mound, the Dodgers would seem to have a pretty clear edge in the game.
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Clayton Kershaw (7-6, 2.68 ERA) takes the mound for Los Angeles while New York counters with Bartolo Colon and he is 9-8 this season with a 4.86 ERA. Colon is somehow still hanging on, pitching for his ninth team in 18 years. Kershaw is coming off a season-high 14-strikeout performance Saturday against the Washington Nationals. The southpaw has been completely dominating in that stretch, and he’s only allowed 3 walks and struck out 43 batters with a 0.58 ERA over his last four starts. 313 against him.WALK-OFFS1. Los Angeles’ Brett Anderson irritated his left Achilles tendon in Tuesday’s contest, prompting manager Don Mattingly to note that he is uncertain if the right-hander will make Sunday’s start versus New York.2.
