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https://sports.yahoo.com/dodgers-announce-nlcs-rotation-022328095.html
Ashley Varela
NBC Sports?<time class="date Fz(11px) Mb(4px) D(ib)" abp="985" data-reactid="12" datetime="2017-10-14T02:23:28.000Z" itemprop="datePublished">Oct 13, 2017 10:23 PM
The Dodgers have their rotation set for the National League Championship Series, per a team announcement on Friday. Clayton Kershaw has been tabbed for Game 1, as expected, while Rich Hill will tackle Game 2, Yu Darvish will take Game 3 and Alex Wood will get the nod for a potential series-clinching Game 4.
The rotation order hasn?t changed from its NLDS configuration, though Alex Wood has yet to start a game this October thanks to the Dodgers? first-round sweep. Regardless of whether or not the Dodgers will be positioned for another sweep (or staving off a sweep from the Cubs) on Wednesday, it will mark the first postseason start of the left-hander?s career. He pitched 7 1/3 innings in relief during the 2013 Braves? and 2015-2016 Dodgers? playoff runs, racking up a cumulative 4.91 ERA after weathering three blowout losses.
The Cubs, meanwhile, have yet to announce their starters for the series, though manager Joe Maddon told reporters that he?s considering left-hander Jose Quintana or right-hander John Lackey for Saturday?s opener. Quintana tossed 5 2/3 scoreless innings during Game 3 of the NLDS and recorded a hold during the Cubs? wild finish in Game 5, while Lackey hasn?t added to his lengthy postseason resume since he took a loss (in relief) during Game 4 of the 2016 World Series.
The two are set to go head-to-head for Game 1 at Dodger Stadium on Saturday at 8:00 PM ET. Should the series move beyond four games, here are the projected start times for Games 5-7:
Schedule, if necessary (CDT):
10/19 (CHI): 7:08 p.m.
10/21 (LA): 3:08 p.m.*
10/22 (LA): 6:38 p.m.
* 7:08 p.m. if ALCS is over</time>
Ashley Varela
NBC Sports?<time class="date Fz(11px) Mb(4px) D(ib)" abp="985" data-reactid="12" datetime="2017-10-14T02:23:28.000Z" itemprop="datePublished">Oct 13, 2017 10:23 PM
The Dodgers have their rotation set for the National League Championship Series, per a team announcement on Friday. Clayton Kershaw has been tabbed for Game 1, as expected, while Rich Hill will tackle Game 2, Yu Darvish will take Game 3 and Alex Wood will get the nod for a potential series-clinching Game 4.
The rotation order hasn?t changed from its NLDS configuration, though Alex Wood has yet to start a game this October thanks to the Dodgers? first-round sweep. Regardless of whether or not the Dodgers will be positioned for another sweep (or staving off a sweep from the Cubs) on Wednesday, it will mark the first postseason start of the left-hander?s career. He pitched 7 1/3 innings in relief during the 2013 Braves? and 2015-2016 Dodgers? playoff runs, racking up a cumulative 4.91 ERA after weathering three blowout losses.
The Cubs, meanwhile, have yet to announce their starters for the series, though manager Joe Maddon told reporters that he?s considering left-hander Jose Quintana or right-hander John Lackey for Saturday?s opener. Quintana tossed 5 2/3 scoreless innings during Game 3 of the NLDS and recorded a hold during the Cubs? wild finish in Game 5, while Lackey hasn?t added to his lengthy postseason resume since he took a loss (in relief) during Game 4 of the 2016 World Series.
The two are set to go head-to-head for Game 1 at Dodger Stadium on Saturday at 8:00 PM ET. Should the series move beyond four games, here are the projected start times for Games 5-7:
Schedule, if necessary (CDT):
10/19 (CHI): 7:08 p.m.
10/21 (LA): 3:08 p.m.*
10/22 (LA): 6:38 p.m.
* 7:08 p.m. if ALCS is over</time>
