All major league baseball data including pitch type, velocity, batted ball location, as distributed by STATS. Last year, the Washington Nationals were dealt a similar blow when Max Scherzer needed to be scratched after waking up before his scheduled World Series Game 5 start with severe neck spasms; Scherzer was able to start Game 7 three days later. ZiPS still gives them a 55.9% chance to win Game 2 with Gonsolin getting the ball, down from a 62.3% chance when Kershaw was the anticipated starter. Finally, in a series with no off days, how long will Los Angeles need to wait before it gets Kershaw back on the mound, and will his back be able to hold up when it needs to? Was looking forward to seeing how well Ian Anderson could match up against Kershaw. You can flag a comment by clicking its flag icon. And please don't worry, your report will be anonymous. Draft: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1st round (7th) of the 2006 MLB June Amateur … Clayton Kershaw’s fastball location, Statcast Era In 2019, Kershaw was working more around the plate with the fastball than at any point over that … Kershaw’s breaking pitches have accounted for 57.2 percent of his offerings in this postseason (42.8 percent sliders, 14.4 percent curveballs, per Statcast) -- the highest percentage of anyone with at least 100 pitches. The biggest reason for Gonsolin’s success is his four-seamer. But this isn’t a time to panic for Dodgers fans. The 32-year-old three-time Cy Young Award winner has battled back problems since 2016, hitting the Injured List with a back-related ailment on four separate occasions, the most recent of which was just earlier this season, when Kershaw was similarly scratched from his Opening Day start just hours before first pitch. He surely hoped to get long outings from Walker Buehler and Kershaw at the start of this series. Position: Pitcher Bats: Left • Throws: Left 6-4, 225lb (193cm, 102kg) Team: Los Angeles Dodgers (majors) Born: March 19, 1988 in Dallas, TX us. He can be found on Twitter at @_TonyWolfe_. Those came after a regular season in which the left-hander looked the best he had in years, turning in a 2.16 ERA and 3.31 FIP in 58.1 innings with his best strikeout-to-walk ratio (7.75) since 2016. Clearly, the hope for the Dodgers is that Kershaw will make a faster recovery this time, ideally in time to make a start later this series. Clayton Kershaw Visualization Report | MLB.com. The Dodgers are better built to withstand these obstacles than any other team. That isn’t all that surprising, considering how good the 26-year-old righty was during the regular season. The Dodgers hardly broke a sweat in pulling off the best record in baseball during 2020’s 60-game regular season sprint. The Los Angeles Dodgers announced on Tuesday that, as a result of back spasms, left-handed veteran Clayton Kershaw will not make his scheduled start against the Atlanta Braves in Game 2 of the NLCS; rookie Tony Gonsolin will take his place on the mound opposite Braves rookie Ian Anderson. As good as Gonsolin is, however, this is far from an ideal spot for him to pitch in. by Handedness, Clayton Kershaw Scratched From Game 2 Start With Back Spasms, Job Posting: Minnesota Twins Baseball Research Fellow. That isn’t where the questions stop for the Dodgers. Even though this benefits my time, I’m still bummed out. He didn’t make his first appearance of the season until August 2, but did not miss a start after that. A Bolt is any run where the Sprint Speed (defined as "feet per second in a player's fastest one-second window") of the runner is at least 30 ft/sec. Website admin will know that you reported it. Clayton Edward Kershaw…resides in Dallas with his wife, Ellen, and their daughter, Cali, and sons, Charley and Cooper…selected in the first round (7th overall) in the 2006 First-Year Player Draft and signed by Dodger scout Calvin Jones...graduated from Highland Park (TX) High School in 2006…is the school's all-time leader with 38 career wins…as a senior, went 12-0 with a 0.77 ERA, and struck out 139 batters in … All Win Expectancy, Leverage Index, Run Expectancy, and Fans Scouting Report data licenced from TangoTiger.com. Despite pitching in one of the most crowded rotations in baseball, Gonsolin was able to lead the team in WAR (1.8), and led starters in FIP (2.29) and HR/9 (0.39), while leading all major league rookies in swinging strike percentage (14.0%). and play-by-play data provided by Baseball Info Solutions. 1) Kershaw loves the breaking ball … and so do the Braves. Admins may or may not choose to remove the comment or block the author. Mild disc herniation. Kershaw looked sharp in his first two postseason starts, allowing just three runs across 14 innings against the Brewers and Padres, striking out 19 and walking just one. How aggressive should manager Dave Roberts be in moving to his bullpen, which hasn’t really been tested to this point in the playoffs? He began writing for Red Reporter in 2016, and has also covered prep sports for the Times West Virginian and college sports for Ohio University's The Post. All UZR (ultimate zone rating) calculations are provided courtesy of Mitchel Lichtman. The Los Angeles Dodgers announced on Tuesday that, as a result of back spasms, left-handed veteran Clayton Kershaw will not make his scheduled start against the Atlanta Braves in Game 2 of the NLCS; rookie Tony Gonsolin will take his place on the mound opposite Braves rookie Ian Anderson..