Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer, left, talks with assistant hitting coach Hunter Mense as they look on in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies on Monday in Denver. Share Save for later Please log in to bookmark this story. Log In Create Free Account

Max Scherzer versus Clayton Kershaw sounds like an enticing postseason matchup in October. Fans won’t have to wait that long. The likely Hall of Famers square off Friday in a rare contest between the most recent members of baseball’s 3,000-strikeout club.

“You probably aren’t going to see that very often these days,” Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “I have a lot of respect for Max. It’ll be good to see him and hopefully we can have our way with him.”

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