With a loss tonight in the NLDS against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field, the Los Angeles Dodgers will be sent packing back to LA, down 2-0 in the best of 5 series, but not so fast. Keep in mind this team won 100 games in 2023, 47 on the road, and have two of the best in the Bigs, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman. Tonight’s expected starters are Lance Lynn for the Dodgers and Brandon Pfaadt for the Diamondbacks. Lynn’s numbers were not off the charts in the regular season, at 13-11, with a 5.73 ERA and a 1.30 WHIP, but he was sharp in his last turn against the San Francisco Giants, yielding just 2 runs on 2 hits over 6 innings of work and LA cruised to a 6-2 victory. He has also been a Diamondbacks killer in his career, with a record of 6-1 and a 2.96 ERA. Pfaadt’s numbers were not good in the regular season, at 3-9, with a 5.72 ERA, a 1.41 WHIP, and he was 0-2 against the Dodgers this year with a bloated ERA of 9.35. If the Dodgers are going to win one, this is it.
TONIGHT’S PICK: LOS ANGELES DODGERS