LOS ANGELES (AP) — Future Hall of Famers Max Scherzer and Clayton Kershaw are squaring off in a duel between the two most recent members of the 3,000-strikeout club.

Scherzer starts for the Toronto Blue Jays against Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night.

“Two great competitors,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said before the game. “I don’t know if you’re going to see this one again.”

It's the fourth time they've opposed each other. The first time was unexpected. Hall of Famers Randy Johnson of Arizona and Greg Maddux of the Dodgers were scratched on Sept. 7, 2008. Their replacements were Scherzer and Kershaw, who each got a no-decision.

Scherzer and Kershaw pitched against each other twice more, with each getting a win.

Ahead of their latest encounter, Scherzer has 218 c

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