Aces in abundance on MLB.TV today

There is no shortage of top-tier starting pitching lined up for today.

The schedule gets going in style, with Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers taking on the Braves at 12:10 p.m. ET at Turner Field. The three-time Cy Young Award winner is at it again early in 2016, with a 1.64 ERA over his first three outings.

The 13th and final game is set for 9:10 p.m. in San Diego, where the Padres will take their cuts against the Pirates’ Gerrit Cole, who rebounded for a tough season debut to notch a quality start his last time out against Detroit.

The whole pitching-packed slate is viewable on MLB.TV.

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Here is a look at some of the best on tap for today (all times ET):

It’s Kershaw Day: LAD@ATL, 12:10 p.m. Kershaw has made only one regular-season start at Turner Field, which is now in its final season, and that was back in 2011. The left-hander did also win Game 1 of the 2013 National League Division Series there as well. It goes to show how good Kershaw has been — and how much he expects from himself — that he wasn’t particularly happy after holding the Giants to two earned runs on five hits over seven innings in his last start. In particular, he felt his offspeed pitches still need improvement.

“Some of them were OK. I think they were a little bit better today than they were in San Francisco [on April 9],” Kershaw said. “Overall, I still have a lot to get better at. The consistency of it, I want to throw a good one every time, it’s definitely not there right now. It’s why you play, just keep working.”

Stat that matters: No qualified pitcher this season has held opponents to a lower on-base percentage (.152) than Kershaw, and only Mat Latos can beat his .360 opponent OPS.

Max takes Miami: WAS@MIA, 1:10 p.m. Nationals right-hander Max Scherzer will make his fourth consecutive start against a National League East opponent to begin the season when he takes the mound at Marlins Park for the series finale. So far the schedule has worked out well …

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