DYK? Facts and figures from NLCS Game 2

Clayton Kershaw put any remaining whispers about futility in the postseason to bed on Sunday night, shutting down a potent lineup over seven innings — on short rest, no less — to carry the Dodgers to a tense, 1-0 victory over Kyle Hendricks and the Cubs in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series, evening the best-of-seven showdown at a game apiece.

A memorable postseason continued with another classic at Wrigley Field, highlighted by an all-time performance by Kershaw and a six-out save by closer Kenley Jansen. As these two teams head to Dodger Stadium to resume the series on Tuesday night, here’s a look at the facts and figures you should know about Los Angeles’ series-tying victory:

Game Date Time Matchup TV/Highlights Gm 1 Oct. 15   CHC 8, LAD 4 Gm 2 Oct. 16   LAD 1, CHC 0 Gm 3 Oct. 18 8 p.m. CHC @ LAD FS1 Gm 4 Oct. 19 8 p.m. CHC @ LAD FS1 Gm 5 Oct. 20 8 p.m. CHC @ LAD FS1 *Gm 6 Oct. 22 TBD LAD @ CHC FS1 *Gm 7 Oct. 23 TBD LAD @ CHC FS1 * If necessary | All times listed ET  • NLCS coverageShop for postseason gear: Cubs | Dodgers

• NLCS Game 3: Tuesday night at 8 ET on FS1

• Kershaw, who has started four of the Dodgers’ seven games in the postseason, and Jansen, who has come on in relief in five of them, have combined to record 44 percent of Los Angeles’ outs.

• The Dodgers’ victory marked only the sixth time a visiting team has won an NLCS game 1-0. The last was in 1999, when the Braves beat the Mets, 1-0, in Game 3 of the NLCS at Shea Stadium.

The last time the Dodgers won a postseason game 1-0 was Game 3 of the 1963 World Series — a shutout of the Yankees by Hall of Famer Don Drysdale. Los Angeles swept that Fall Classic for their third championship.

• Kershaw became the first visiting pitcher to record a scoreless start at Wrigley Field in the postseason. The only other pitcher to post a scoreless start on the road against the Cubs in October was the Red Sox’s Babe Ruth in Game 1 of the 1918 World Series, however the Cubs played their home games in that Series at Comiskey Park, which had a larger seating capacity than Wrigley. That was also the last time the Cubs were shut out at home in the postseason — and the only game they have lost 1-0. Chicago lost the 1918 World Series in six games.

Only four pitchers have turned in a scoreless start at Wrigley in the postseason since the park began hosting Major League games in 1916: the Cubs’ …

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