Here’s how their hitters and pitchers matched up:
174/199 271/213 276/238 264/245
Kershaw(L) Greinke(R) Ryu(L) Nolasco(R)
McCann (L) 227/307 152 320 241 312
Freeman(L) 285/339 191 353 303 344
EJohnson(B) 216/211 165 220 198 214
CJohnson(R) 338/280 259 229 309 264
Simmons(R) 253/254 194 208 232 239
Gattis(R) 285/268 218 220 261 253
Upton(R) 172/231 132 189 157 218
Heyward(L) 288/279 193 291 306 283
Net Braves .1863 .2519 .2478 .2595
267/249 211/246 294/219 303/240
Medlen(R) Minor(L) Teheran(R) Garcia(R)
AEllis(R) 261/259 248 247 218 239
Gonzalez(L) 278/304 312 226 344 354
MEllis(R) 279/251 240 264 211 232
Ramirez(R) 387/353 338 366 297 326
Uribe(R) 285/289 277 270 243 267
Crawford(L) 205/300 308 166 339 350
Schumacher(L) 241/259 266 196 293 302
Puig(R) 336/320 306 318 270 295
Net Dodgers .2772 .2558 .2709 .2875
The matchups give the Dodgers an advantage, not just in every game, but in every permutation of matchups except a Minor vs Nolasco battle.
Game 1, Kershaw v Medlen – Dodgers 87.9%
Game 2, Greinke v Minor – Dodgers 51.9%
Game 3, Ryu v Teheran – Dodgers 61.0%
Game 4, Nolasco v Garcia – Dodgers 62.5%
Game 5, Kershaw v Medlen – Dodgers 87.9%
That works out to an expected Dodger series victory 85.45% of the time.