Future Hall of Famers Clayton Kershaw, Max Scherzer throw well in possible final matchup

Clayton Kershaw and Max Scherzer will forever be tied together. Along with Justin Verlander , the three comprise an easy and obvious elite tier for the generation of pitchers whose prime ran through the 2010s. Scherzer and Kershaw both debuted in 2008. They are tied together in a fun little trivia question, too, which is that a pair of Hall of Famers were scratched from a scheduled head-to-head start to make way for a pair of rookies.

It was Sept. 7, 2008, when Randy Johnson of the Diamondbacks was supposed to square off against Greg Maddux of the Dodgers , but instead the two teams changed course before the game and went with Scherzer vs. Kershaw instead. That was the first time they faced off.

Friday night, the two future Hall of Famers might have gone head-to-head for the las