Dodgers, Kershaw tie NLCS

Clayton Kershaw is proving he can get it done in October, tossing seven scoreless while allowing just two hits. “Yeah, we did. That’s why we do it”, Grandal said.

Instead, their season ended in one of the great dramas in recent postseason history, one that included a slew of missed opportunities and a clash in managerial styles, and concluded with the best pitcher in the sport securing the final two outs 48 hours after throwing 110 pitches.

Dodgers catcher Yasmani Grandal admitted to being paranoid and told reporters he switched up the signs during Game 1 of the NLCS. Bauer was removed in the first inning Monday night after blood began dripping from his right pinkie.

The Diamondbacks won their only World Series title 15 years ago but have not reached the playoffs or managed a winning season since 2011 and have won only one of four playoff series since taking the crown. We know anything can happen in a single game or series – again, Game 1 featured Aroldis Chapman blowing a lead in the same game we got a pinch-hit grand slam to win it – but the Dodgers have to be feeling pretty good on Monday morning. For all of his Major League career, the Texas native has been defined as the ace who can’t seem to get it done. “That’s when you know he’s rolling, that his pitches are working, and he’s doing what he wants to do out there”.

Kershaw took a flawless game two outs into the fifth before allowing his first baserunner. “It makes it tough when you’re facing a different guy every inning, every at-bat”.

The victor of the series will face either the Cleveland Indians or Toronto Blue Jays in Major League Baseball’s World Series championship showcase. He’s due to come out of his funk and in a big way, just like Kershaw was due to do leading into Game 2 after his October struggles as a starter. So the bullpen should see a sizable amount of usage during the next two games.

Allen, who usually closes, entered in the seventh with a runner on and nobody out. “I slug, I walk, and I catch”. “With Richie, it’s an inning-by-inning thing, so we’ll just keep our fingers crossed”, Roberts said. “We have the experience”. Hazen spent 11 years with Boston following five seasons in Cleveland. The Cubs are the first visiting team to win a postseason series at AT&T Park since it opened 16 seasons ago. However, the ball innocently landed in the glove of centerfielder Joc Pederson. 104-YEAR-OLD CUBS FAN HOPES THIS WLL BE THE YEAR At 104 years old, Mary Ethridge remembers going to her favorite Cubs game like it was yesterday. He received stitches and tried to pitch, but couldn’t make it through the first inning without blood dripping from his hand.

This has been an emotional roller coaster for Chicago Cubs fans this postseason.

Numbers like that from a starting pitcher might actually be a fantasy of Roberts. In the postseason, Roberts has shown an even quicker hook and continued willingness to think outside the conventional pitching box when it comes to collecting the 27 outs it takes to win a game. Kluber is set to come back for Game 4 (and presumably a potential Game 7) on short rest and lightly used rookie Ryan Merritt is lined up for Game 5. “He’s our workhorse. He’s our guy”, said Adrian Gonzalez (to Jon Morosi on MLB Network), whose second-inning home run provided the only offense.

Corey Kluber is scheduled to pitch a day earlier than planned for the Indians against the Blue Jays. This is where Arrieta announced to America he was special on August 30, 2015, no-hitting the Dodgers on national TV from a mound he complimented Monday.