The New York Mets were blanked 8-0 last night by the Los Angeles Dodgers at Citi Field and now find themselves down 2-1 in the NLCS. They cannot afford to lose tonight in front of their home crowd and go down 3-1 to the Dodgers or they are in trouble. Tonight’s expected starter for the Mets is lefty José Quintana. In the postseason Quintana has been in the zone, posting a 0.00 ERA with a 0.83 WHIP over 11 innings of work. The Dodgers are expected to send Yoshinobu Yamamoto to the hill. Yamamoto is 1-0 in the postseason but has an elevated 5.63 ERA and a 1.25 WHIP over just 8 innings of work. New York has been one of the hottest teams since the All-Star break and coming from behind is never an issue for them. The Mets desperately need this one tonight and they know it. Expect them to come out swinging.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK METS