Coming off one of the best regular seasons for a pitcher in recent memory, Clayton Kershaw is 1-2 with a 4.26 ERA and 1.26 WHIP in 2015.

Many of Kershaw's advanced statistics are similar to what they were last season, but the left-hander has struggled to record outs with runners in scoring position. He's stuck at 99 career wins after four chances to win No. 100.

In 2014, opposing batters hit .190 with runners in scoring position. This season, batters are hitting .395 in those situations.

"When you're the Cy Young award winner, every team's going to get ready to play. It's going to be tougher for you than for anybody else and that's the respect that he gets," Don Mattingly said.