The NLCS shifts to Los Angeles for game 3 where the Los Angeles Dodgers will take on the St Louis Cardinals. First pitch is scheduled for an 8:07 PM (Eastern) start time and the game will be televised on TBS.
Current Odds
St Louis -121
Los Angeles +111
Over/ Under: 6.5 U -115
Analysis: The Cardinals held serve at home behind young right-handers Joe Kelly and Michael Wacha, and now have ace Adam Wainwright lined up for the first of three straight games in LA, if all three are necessary. Adam was tied for the NL lead in wins this year and he sports a perfect 4-0 career postseason record. Wainwright beat Pittsburgh twice in the NLDS, including a complete-game effort in the winner-take-all Game 5 and he is 6-0 in his last 7 starts overall. Adam has faced the Dodgers 13 times, with 10 of those being starts, and he is 4-4 with a 3.10 ERA vs them in that span. The Cards must get their bats going though as they are hitting just .134 in the NLCS, which the lowest in major-league history for any team that won the first two games of a postseason series.
The Dodgers received a pair of gems from their top two pitchers, Zack Greinke and Clayton Kershaw, yet came away empty as they scored only a total of two runs in Games 1 and 2. Los Angeles sends rookie Hyun-Jin Ryu out tonight in hopes of getting their first win of the series. Ryu struggled in his lone post season appearance lasting just three innings, while allowing four runs on six hits against Atlanta in the NL Division Series. in that game he became the first Korean-born player to start a postseason game. Ryu struggled down the stretch, losing three of four starts in September, although he allowed a total of eight runs and received only five runs of support. He was outstanding in beating the Cardinals on Aug. 8. permitting one run on five hits and striking out seven in seven innings.
Pick: Going with the Dodgers in this one. This was an excellent team at home this year and with their backs to the wall I expect them to have a good showing. The last team to rebound from an 0-2 deficit in the NLCS was the 1985 Cardinals, who accomplished it against the Dodgers, so I look for LA to come out and give themselves a chance by taking this one. Wainright is great in the post season, but not so great vs the Dodgers, with a 4-4 career mark. Look for LA to take this one, behind a strong outing from Ryu.
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