Curtis Granderson’s Five RBI Night Powers New York Mets Over Los Angeles

Steve Brener, a Dodgers director of publicity in the 1970s and ’80s and now a team consultant, stood between a pair of reporters and Utley after the game and said Utley did not want to answer questions.

Dodgers infielder Chase Utley is allowed to play as he appeals his suspension for breaking Ruben Tejada’s leg with a hard slide in the Dodgers’ Game 2 win over the Mets in the NLDS on Saturday.

Dodgers: Kershaw has dropped five consecutive post-season decisions, the longest skid in Dodgers history.

Seven seasons after it opened, Citi Field was trimmed in traditional post-season bunting for the Mets’ first home playoff game since Carlos Beltran took strike three from Cardinals right-hander Adam Wainwright to end the 2006 NLCS at Shea Stadium.

Neither MLB’s czar of fair play, Joe Torre, one of the best spokesmen in baseball, and perhaps anywhere, or anyone else affiliated with the sport, adequately explained why if neither player touched the base, but one attempted to and came within a millimeter of it before being obliterated by the other, the fellow who didn’t try for the base but did the damage also gets the base.

Instead of Utley, Los Angeles manager Don Mattingly played regular starter Howie Kendrick at second. “But it is what it is, so if we can get our guys home so they can get a few decent sleep, they’ll come ready for tomorrow”. Utley was not in the lineup for Monday night’s Game 3 at Citi Field.

With only three days between outings, Kershaw is scheduled to start for the Dodgers in Game 4 of their NL Division Series against the New York Mets.

As much as he has struggled in his postseason career, going 1-6 with a 4.99 ERA that includes three runs over 6 2/3 innings while taking the loss in Game 1 of this series against the Mets, you can never count out Kershaw. He gave up a home run to Daniel Murphy and was beaten 3-1 by Jacob deGrom and the Mets. He sent the Mets down one-two-three in the first inning, but ran into trouble in the second inning.

In fact, the Half Baked star has been offering his witty – and many times, downright hilarious – Mets’ game video recaps this whole season. Mattingly has gone to his ace on short rest in each of the Dodgers last two NL division series appearances.

“I appreciate the confidence that Donnie has, the confidence in me to do it”, Kershaw said.

Utley heard it pretty good from the crowd as you might have imagined he would. “You know, you want to go out there and do well”. Wood gave up four earned runs on four hits in two innings, proving the Dodgers only have two reliable starting pitchers.

For good measure, the Mets tacked on three more runs in the seventh inning against Pedro Baez and J.P. Howell, with a two-run double from Granderson capping the Mets’ scoring.

“The adrenaline takes over”.

“I think the most important thing is going out and doing my job and doing what’s best for the team”, Harvey said. He struck out 301 batters, the first major league pitcher in 13 years to reach 300.