Clayton Kershaw should be feeling pretty darn good. Despite suffering a season-ending toe injury that has kept him out of postseason action, his team is on the doorstep of a World Series appearance. The Los Angeles Dodgers lead the New York Mets three games to two in the best-of-seven National League Championship Series.

The Los Angeles Dodgers' 1-2 punch at the top of their batting order was exactly that in Game 4 of their National League Championship Series with the New York Mets. Shohei Ohtani delivered a left uppercut to lead off the game,

The Los Angeles Dodgers are just one win away from the World Series, but Clayton Kershaw still has the Houston Astros on his mind. In a story published by The Athletic on Friday, writer Jayson Stark set the scene of being inside the Citi Field visiting clubhouse after the Dodgers beat the Mets 10-2 in Game 4 of the NLCS and asking players if they could think of better 1-2 hitters than those at the top of their own lineup: Shohei Ohtani

For a moment it appeared that perhaps Clayton Kershaw had moved on from the Houston Astros’ previous sign-stealing cheating scandal. The Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher was recently asked which players are the best top of the batting order hitters he has faced.