After testing the heart rate of an entire fan base in what was one of the more tense endings to a playoff game in recent memory, the Dodgers return home a win away from securing a ticket to the NLCS. Dating back to last season’s playoff run, Los Angeles has won its last five games at home, further boosting the confidence of the reigning champs.
Beyond home field, the Dodgers sense an advantage in the pitching matchup, as their starter, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, hasn’t allowed an earned run in over 24.2
innings heading into this game, counting regular season and playoffs. It’s worth noting that the two runs the Reds scored off Yamamoto in the Wild Card round were both unearned due to a defensive error.
Known in some circles around the baseball community as a pitcher who weirdly excels in even years and struggles in odd years, Phillies starter Aaron Nola will try to erase his worst campaign as a big leaguer and revert to the form that’s made him a pillar of this team over the last decade.
Philadelphia will be looking to accomplish something that hasn’t been done in a decade, which is to reverse a 2-0 deficit in a Division Series after dropping the first two games at home. The 2015 Blue Jays were the last team to accomplish this.
NLDS Game 3 info
- Teams: No. 3 seed Dodgers vs. No. 2 seed Phillies
- Ballpark: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles
- Start time: 6:08 p.m.
- TV: TBS (Brian Anderson, Jeff Francoeur)
- National radio: ESPN Radio (Dave O’Brien, Jessica Mendoza)
- Local English radio: AM 570 (Stephen Nelson, Rick Monday)
- Local Spanish radio: KTNQ 1020 AM (Pepe Yñiguez, José Mota, Luis Cruz)
