![]() ![]() I am going to tweak my previous prediction in that I am going to completely change my thought on this series. could up and forget how to produce runs, something that plagued the team as it went from the best club in baseball to something to really worry about in September when it went 12-17. If there is another worry, it’s that L.A. This is a unique year wherein they may just get to Game 4 and welcome the ability to toss someone else on the bump, in this case Alex Wood.ĭoing so would save the Dodgers from any seventh-inning blow-ups that have come to characterize and otherwise sterling career. The Dodgers also get themselves into trouble anytime they throw Clayton Kershaw on short rest in the playoffs. ![]() 582 OPS through September-although he finished the year going 7-for-20 with two home runs in his final six games. While Corey Seager maintains he can play through the inconvenience, he hit just. Its young cornerstone continues to battle a nagging elbow malady. However, nobody is perfect, not even a 104-win team. It certainly has enough talent to accomplish just that. Now the city craves the rare sensation that comes with a World Series title. The taste of that champagne wore off a few years ago. The Dodgers come off yet another NL West-winning season, which means pretty much nothing to its fans. Now that possibility has diminished and it will have very limited exposure to its Kryptonite. The Dodgers were in danger of possibly seeing one or both of Greinke and Ray twice. Lovullo: Taijuan Walker or Zack Godley or Pat Corbin will face Kershaw in Game 1 of NLDS. Times’ Bill Shaikin explains the job on Friday could go to Taijuan Walker, Zack Godley or Patrick Corbin, with Walker having the better success of the trio. The real concern going into Game 1 is the Diamondbacks have already used their top two pitchers against the Rockies on Wednesday, including Ray. It boasts plenty of firepower through the lineup, including a Paul Goldschmidt who may have slugged his way out of a funk against the Rockies, going 2-for-5 with a home run-a first inning shot off a hanging curve from Jon Gray. The D-Backs don’t just have one trick up its sleeve, however. He’s been tough on us and we haven’t been able to crack that.” He’s got power stuff, hard fastball and breaking ball with depth to it to the back foot of right-handers. It’s just a matter of having the right plan and when he does make a mistake we have to be able to capitalize on it. If we do see him, we’re going to have our hands full. “We really haven’t cracked the code on Robbie Ray. 211 batting average while striking out 53 over 31.2 innings. In five starts this season, he has kept the Dodgers bats at bay to the tune of a. Starter Robbie Ray has had particularly good fortune facing the boys in blue. is in very real trouble against a team that went 11-8 against them this season. While it came in behind the Dodgers to end the season, the popular opinion is that L.A. Martinez who found a new hobby in hitting a prolific number of home runs and the Dodgers faltered down the stretch. Then Zack Greinke had a resurgent season. All tickets will be mobile via the MLB Ballpark app.The Diamondbacks came into 2017 as one of the more well-regarded teams out west, vying for control of the division from day one. ![]() at .įans can purchase up to four tickets for one NLCS game. ![]() The Phillies announced that a limited number of tickets for the NLCS games at Citizens Bank Park will go on sale to the general public on Monday, Oct.
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