The Dodgers defeated the New York Mets 8-0 in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series at Citi Field in New York.
With this victory, the Dodgers advance 2-1 in the National League Championship Series.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said he will not move Shohei Ohtani from the leadoff spot in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series at Citi Field in New York on Wednesday to increase the chances of runners on. base when batting.
Ohtani is hitless in 19 empty-base at-bats during the postseason and is 6-for-8 with runners on base. He has batted leadoff in each of the Dodgers’ seven postseason games.
“To think I’m going to move Shohei to fourth or third, that’s just not going to happen,” Roberts said at a news conference Tuesday. Roberts said he might make “some adjustments” to the lineup “as far as (Teoscar Hernandez), Freddie (Freeman), the 5, 6, maybe the 7, 8, 9.”
Dodgers fans celebrated as they defeated the San Diego Padres to punch their ticket to the National League Championship Series.
Roberts said Ohtani “has to continue to manage his hitting zone regardless of who is pitching. And I think he can hit anyone, as we all know. But you still have to be a little stubborn in your zone. And I feel like (Wednesday) he has to go back to the big part of the field. “If he can do that, it should bode well for all of us.”
Will Smith is the Dodger who has the most trouble at bat in the postseason, batting .087 with two hits in 23 at-bats.
“He’s missing some good throws,” Roberts said. “Will is working hard. So I don’t know if it’s something mechanical. I know it’s not something specific. “I just trust Will in the big moments. He’s always done well in the postseason. And I hope we have a long way to go. And I just trust his at-bat.”
Walker Buehler will pitch for the Dodgers against fellow right-hander Luis Severino.
Buehler will pitch for the first time since Oct. 8, when he allowed six runs and seven hits in five innings and was charged with the loss in a 6-5 loss to the San Diego Padres in Game 3 of an AL Division Series. National League.
“We have a lot of confidence in Walker,” Roberts said. “I hope he comes out with the same kind of conviction and focus.”
The start against the New York Mets will be Buehler’s ninth for the Dodgers since returning from a rehab assignment to their Triple-A Oklahoma City affiliate after being placed on the injured list on June 19 due to inflammation in his the right hip.
He is 0-3 with a 5.61 ERA since returning to the Dodgers. Buehler went 1-6 with a 5.38 ERA throughout the regular season.
The Dodgers gave the San Diego Padres eight different looks in Game 4.
The Dodgers are 9-8 in Buehler’s 17 starts in 2024, including the postseason.
According to the National Weather Service (NWS), the temperature is forecast to be 54 degrees at game time.
“I love pitching in the cold,” Buehler said. “I don’t know why or how. When I was (at Vanderbilt), I think I had the first 10 starts that were below 30 degrees one year. So it’s something I’m used to or at least used to be used to. Launching in Los Angeles makes it a little difficult.”
Buehler did not face the Mets during the regular season. He is 1-1 with a 5.00 ERA in five career starts against New York.
Severino was 11-7 with a 3.91 ERA in the regular season and 1-0 with a 4.50 ERA in two postseason starts. The Mets are 16-17 in their 33 starts in 2024, including the postseason.
Severino is 0-1 with a 10.50 ERA in two games against the Dodgers, a relief appearance in 2016 and a start in 2023, both with the New York Yankees.
Baseball star Shohei Ohtani is already part of the Dodgers team.
Ohtani is 3 for 6 against Severino with 1 home run and 1 RBI.
ESPN’s matchup predictor gives New York a 53.7% chance of winning on Wednesday, and the Dodgers a 46.3% chance.
The game, which begins at 5:08 p.m., will be televised on FS1.
The series is tied at one game a side after the Mets’ 7-3 victory Monday at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers won Game 1 on Sunday, 9-0.
