Dodgers starter and all-time great pitcher Clayton Kershaw was asked about other great 1-2 lineup duos he has faced. One of the answers Kershaw came up with was the Houston Astros' duo of Jose Altuve and Alex Bregman,

Kikuchi struggled with the Toronto Blue Jays before the Astros picked him up at the trade deadline. During the regular season, he went 9-10 in 32 starts and posted a 4.05 ERA over 175 2/3 innings of work while also striking out 206 batters and posting a 1.20 WHIP.

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.