Two of the best teams in baseball stage what could be a preview of the World Series when the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers collide on Friday in the first game of a three-game series in Los Angeles. The reigning World Series champion Dodgers (66-49) sit atop the National League West by two games over the rival Padres . Meanwhile, the Blue Jays (68-48) own the best record in the American League and are fresh off blowing out the Rockies 45-6 across a three-game sweep in Colorado.

Friday's pitching matchup features two future Hall of Famers: Los Angeles' Clayton Kershaw (5-2, 3.29 ERA) against Toronto's Max Scherzer (2-1, 4.39), who were teammates on the Dodgers in 2021.

Top sportsbooks have set Kershaw's total pitcher strikeout prop at 3.5 and Scherzer's at 5.5.

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