The Mets and Dodgers are set to kick-off their best-of-five NLDS matchup with Game 1 emanating from Dodger Stadium on Friday.
New York is in the playoffs for the first time since 2006, the last time they met their opponents in the opening round, after clinching the NL East for the first time in nine years. The Dodgers, meanwhile, won the NL Central for the third straight season and will look to advance to the NLCS for the second time in the past three years.
Jacob deGrom (14-8, 2.54 ERA) mans the mound for the Mets, while the Dodgers counter with ace southpaw Clayton Kershaw (16-7, 2.13).
Game Preview
Matchup: Mets at Dodgers, NLDS Game 1
Time: 9:45 p.m. ET (6:45 p.m. local time)
Venue: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, Calif.
Radio: New York (WOR 710); Los Angeles (570 AM)
Betting Line: Dodgers (-1.5, +115) via Sportsbook.
This game can be live streamed for free by clicking here.
Introducing the #Dodgers official 2015 #NLDS roster … pic.twitter.com/OzImvYihhu
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) October 9, 2015
Here's a printed version of #Mets' NLDS roster: pic.twitter.com/8HFblNh7SS — Adam Rubin (@AdamRubinESPN) October 9, 2015
Things To Know
--Kershaw allowed one run and eight hits against the Mets this season, including a complete-game three-hit shutout against them on July 23. Despite the Dodgers' ace being a southpaw, the Mets are keeping plenty of lefties in the lineup, including Curtis Granderson, Lucas Duda and Daniel Murphy, but will play Michael Cuddyer over rookie Michael Conforto.
--The Mets' lineup Kershaw faced that day in July is much different than the one he'll try to stifle Friday. Since that game, David Wright and Travis d'Arnaud have returned from injury, while Yoenis Cespedes was acquired to bolster the lineup.
--New York took four of seven meetings from Los Angeles in the regular season. The Dodgers have plenty of lefties in their lineup, and New York lacks a true left-handed specialist in its bullpen to get outs against Adrian Gonzalez, Andre Ethier and company in the late innings.
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