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Bill Shaikin: Dodgers not prioritizing victory in Game 2 of the NLCS is a risky strategyLOS ANGELES - The Dodgers did not take their best shot at winning. The baseball gods hate that. If n...
Yoshinobu Yamamoto - Named Game 4 starterYamamoto will start Thursday in Game 4 of the NLCS against the Mets, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.
ImpactYamamoto was able to bounce back in Game 5 of the NLDS by throwing five shutout frames against the Padres after he had given up five runs in just three innings during Game 1. He'll now be tasked with keeping quiet a Mets offense that owns a .698 OPS since the start of the postseason.
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Gavin Lux - Expected to start WednesdayManager Dave Roberts said he expects Lux (hip) to be back in the lineup Wednesday for Game 3 of the NLCS, Matthew Moreno of DodgerBlue.com reports.
ImpactLux was absent from the lineup in Game 2 after being removed from Game 1 due to hip flexor tightness. The second baseman is 5-for-19 with a home run and two walks in the 2024 postseason. If he is back in the lineup as expected Wednesday, he will be facing Mets' right-handed starter Luis Severino.
OCTOBER 15•ROTOWIRE
How Jose Iglesias' 'OMG' became the perfect anthem for the underdog Mets
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Jose Quintana - Confirmed for NLCS Game 4Mets manager Carlos Mendoza on Tuesday confirmed that Quintana will start Thursday in Game 4 of the NLCS versus the Dodgers, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
ImpactQuintana has permitted just one unearned run over 11 innings in two starts this postseason and, including those two outings, boasts a 0.57 ERA across his last eight starts dating back to late August. He will be opposed by Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
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J.D. Martinez - Expected to be in Game 3 lineupMets manager Carlos Mendoza said Tuesday that Martinez will likely be in the lineup Wednesday in Game 3 of the NLCS, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports.
ImpactJesse Winker started at designated hitter in each of the first two games of the series, going 2-for-2 with a 2:2 K:BB. The Dodgers are slated to start another right-hander in Game 3 in Walker Buehler, but it sounds like Martinez will receive his first start of the series. Martinez is 4-for-14 with three RBI and a 4:2 K:BB so far this postseason.
OCTOBER 15•ROTOWIRE
New York Mets' Mark Vientos Has Already Strung Together an All-Time PostseasonMark Vientos blasted a grand slam in Game 2 of the NLCS against the Dodgers, moving him into a tie for the third-most RBI in one postseason...
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