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Dodgers and Mets face off in NLCS Game 1

Dodgers and Mets face off in NLCS Game 1

Associated Press

New York Mets (89-73, third in the NL East during the regular season) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (98-64, first in the NL West during the regular season)

Los Angeles; Sunday, 8:15 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABILITIES: Mets: Kodai Senga (1-0, 3.38 ERA, 0.56 WHIP, nine strikeouts); Dodgers: Jack Flaherty (13-7, 3.17 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 194 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Dodgers -157, Mets +133; Over/Under is 8 runs

CONCLUSION: The Los Angeles Dodgers host the New York Mets in Game 1 of the NLCS on Sunday.

Los Angeles has a 52-29 record in home games and a 98-64 record overall. The Dodgers have the highest team slugging percentage in the Netherlands at .446.

New York has won 43-38 in away games and 89-73 overall. The Mets have hit a total of 207 home runs, ranking fourth in the country.

The matchup Sunday will be the seventh meeting between these teams this season. The Dodgers have a 4-2 lead in the season series.

TOP PERFORMER: Shohei Ohtani leads the Dodgers with 99 extra base hits (38 doubles, seven triples and 54 home runs). Teoscar Hernandez is 13-of-39 with four home runs and 13 RBI in the last 10 games.

Francisco Lindor has 33 home runs, 56 walks and 91 RBI while batting .273 for the Mets. Mark Vientos is 14 for 40 with two doubles, two home runs and eight RBI in the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Dodgers: 8-2, .276 batting average, 3.24 ERA, outscored opponents by 28 runs

Mets: 7-3, .245 batting average, 3.20 ERA, 18 runs better than opponents

INJURIES: Dodgers: Alex Vesia: daily (unknown), Miguel Rojas: daily (abductor), Brent Honeywell Jr.: 15-day IL (fingernail), Brusdar Graterol: 15-day IL (shoulder). ), Gavin Stone: 60-day IL (shoulder), Tyler Glasnow: 60-day IL (elbow), Clayton Kershaw: 15-day IL (toe), River Ryan: 60-day IL (forearm), Dustin May: 60-day IL (elbow/esophagus), Connor Brogdon: 60-day IL (foot), Emmet Sheehan: 60-day IL (forearm), Tony Gonsolin: 60-day IL (elbow)

Mets: Paul Blackburn: 60-day IL (spine), Christian Scott: 60-day IL (elbow), Jeff McNeil: 10-day IL (wrist), Sean Reid-Foley: 60-day IL (shoulder ), Dedniel Nunez: 15-day IL (forearm), Drew Smith: 60-day IL (elbow), Brooks Raley: 60-day IL (elbow), Ronny Mauricio: 60-day IL (knee)

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The Associated Press produced this story using technology and data from Sportradar provided by Data Skrive.