Friday World Series Pick

The Los Angeles Dodgers are in a world of trouble, down 2-0 to the Boston Red Sox, but now the Series switches to Dodger Stadium. Tonight they won’t have to deal with freezing temperatures and a left handed starter. Righty Rick Porcello will get the start for Boston. The former Cy Young winner was a respectable 17-7 with a 4.28 ERA and a 1.18 WHIP in the regular season but struggled in his last post-season outing against Houston, yielding 4 runs on 7 hits and 2 homers in 4 innings of work. The rookie flame thrower, Walker Buehler, will get the nod for Los Angeles. Buehler was 8-5 in the regular season with a 2.62 ERA and a 0.96 WHIP. In 12 starts this year at Chavez Ravine, he had an ERA of only 1.93. Buehler was roughed up in his first two post-season starts but rebounded in his last turn against Milwaukee, striking out 7 and yielding just 1 run in 4-2/3 innings of work. The Dodgers are 6-1 in their last 7 games against right handed starters and 4-1 in their last 5 playoff games at home. If the Dodgers lose tonight, it’s over and they know it.
TONIGHT’S PICK: LOS ANGELES DODGERS