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The Dodgers got two brilliant pitching performances in the first two games of this series from Hyun-Jin Ryu and Clayton Kershaw, and now they turn to Walker Buehler in hopes of closing out the National League Division Series against the Braves.
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Braves
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5:07 p.m.
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Atlanta
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LF
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Taylor |
LF
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Acuña Jr. | |
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3B
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Turner |
CF
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Inciarte | |
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1B
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Freese |
1B
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Freeman | |
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SS
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Machado |
RF
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Markakis | |
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RF
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Kemp |
3B
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Camargo | |
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CF
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Bellinger |
C
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Suzuki | |
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2B
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Hernandez | 2B | Albies | |
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C
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Grandal |
SS
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Culberson | |
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P
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Buehler (R)
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P
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Newcomb (L)
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Buehler pitched the Dodgers to the NL West division title on Monday, as he threw 6 2/3 innings of 1-hit, 0-run ball to beat the Rockies. He has a chance to win another clincher for the Dodgers. He’s ready for it.
.@buehlersdayoff spoke with the media about his first #Postseason start following Friday night's Game 2 win. pic.twitter.com/9wf0fCZWgb
— SportsNet LA (@SportsNetLA) October 7, 2018
The Dodgers are rolling out their standard lineup against lefties, but there’s a question about how long Sean Newcomb will actually go tonight. He threw two innings of relief in Game 1 on Thursday, so don’t expect a long outing from Newcomb, despite his almost no-hitting the Dodgers back in July. Backing him up will likely be some combination of Kevin Gausman and Julio Teheran — both right-handed pitchers. That means we could see the likes of Max Muncy, Joc Pederson and Yasiel Puig sooner rather than later in this one.
The Braves have made a small change in the lineup, moving Ender Inciarte up to second and dropping Johan Camargo to fifth. It’s not surprising seeing as they’re facing a right-handed starter for the first time this series.
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The Dodgers have a commanding lead in this series. They’ve looked like the superior team, but things are far from decided. The Braves are, obviously, pulling out all the stops.
They’re really playing Jingle Bells during Dodgers BP………..lmao. pic.twitter.com/hxFyQHMAgB
— Sue Jo (@suejo825) October 7, 2018
Whatever it takes to get an edge.
The Dodgers are in a good spot to take this series, but they’ll have to execute to take down a plucky Braves team in three games.
