“So we’re prepared for him to be ready or him not to be ready”, Collins said. When the playoffs start, the Mets will be excited and motivated, and more importantly, they’ll have their best lineup on the field, giving them a chance to be productive and score runs.
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Former Dodgers’ pitcher and ESPN analyst Orel Hershiser presented Hefley with a bouquet of flowers and a No. 28 jersey for the number of years she played the organ from the stadium’s press box.
Incredibly, Kershaw hasn’t even been the Dodgers’ most reliable pitcher this summer. Leaving Recker off the roster assures that Kevin Plawecki will be the backup catcher, and removing Verrett and Parnell clears up the bullpen mix a little bit. It is unclear why this is, but it seems that Greinke is still the better pitcher at home given the ERA difference. The first two games of the best-of-five series will be played at Dodger Stadium. “He just keeps marching along”.
By the time the book closed on his career, Hudson allowed three runs in 21/3 innings.
“I’ve always gotten along with the public relations people and announcers for other teams”, said Hefley, whose daughter, Jenice Wilkinson, works for Greater Nevada Credit Union in Carson City. He struck out Upton to start the game, one of two strikeouts he notched in each of the first three innings.
“I just closed my eyes and swung the bat”, he admitted.
In addition, Ichiro Suzuki signed a $2 million, one-year contract to remain with the team. But with Bryant and Arrieta, hopes are high at Wrigley Field, the quaint ballpark that moved into the 21st century this year with a renovation that included – gasp! – a 3,990-square foot video board above the left-field bleachers and a smaller one in right. He won his first World Series ring last season and winds up having thrown 46,631 pitches against 13,005 batters.
Kenley Jansen pitched a ideal ninth for his 35th save.
San Diego has not finished with a winning record since 2010 and has not reached the postseason since 2006.
In those four games, he allowed a total of 18 earned runs in 22 2/3 innings and became the first Dodgers pitcher to lose four straight playoff starts.
Anderson, 27, was 10-9 with a 3.69 ERA, 1.33 WHIP and 116 strikeouts in 180 1/3 innings. Wood has struggled on the road this year, although those numbers are inflated by horror starts in both Arizona and Colorado. Kershaw who melds the two styles was able to achieve over 300 strikeouts and nearly 300 innings pitched. I think the difference maker for the Dodgers in this game is going to be young Corey Seager. “At the appropriate time, I’m sure we’ll have more conversations about that”.
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The pitching matchups should feature young studs for the Mets in Matt Harvey, Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard and Stephen Matz, while the Dodgers will throw Greinke and Kershaw, followed by a significant drop-off in talent in Brett Anderson.
