Because the Yankees and Guardians head to Cleveland with New York up 2-0, right here are some things to observe for in the present day:
1. NLCS Sport 3:
The Dodgers and Mets left L.A. with the NLCS all tied up, and tonight they’ll take the sector in Queens to proceed the sequence. The Dodgers will ship right-hander Walker Buehler (5.38 ERA in 16 begins) to the mound in hopes of stronger outcomes after after the righty was lit up for six runs in 5 innings whereas hanging out only one in opposition to the Padres in his most up-to-date postseason begin. The Mets will counter with right-hander Luis Severino (3.91 ERA in 31 begins) on the heels of a top quality begin by the righty within the NLDS the place he struck out seven Phillies over six innings whereas surrendering three runs. The matchup between the 2 hurlers is scheduled to start out at 8:08pm native time this night.
2. Lux day-to-day?
Headed into tonight’s sport, one query dealing with the Dodgers is the supply of second baseman Gavin Lux. As famous by MLB.com, Lux was out of the beginning lineup in Sport 2, changed by Enrique Hernandez at second base. The transfer to not begin Lux got here on the heels of the 26-year-old being faraway from Sport 1 as a result of hip tightness. Whereas supervisor Dave Roberts indicated previous to the sport that Lux could be obtainable off the bench, he finally didn’t make an look in Sport 2. Following a break day and with a right-handed starter on the mound, will Lux be wholesome sufficient to take the sector? Whereas the infielder’s 100 wRC+ in the course of the common season doesn’t stand out, Lux had an enormous end to the yr, hitting .304/.390/.508 in 210 plate appearances after the All-Star break, and he went 5-for-18 with a homer and a stroll in the course of the NLDS in opposition to San Diego.
3. Rizzo day-to-day:
Coming off a second consecutive win in opposition to the Guardians within the ALCS, one focus for the Yankees on their break day will likely be monitoring the standing of veteran first baseman Anthony Rizzo. Rizzo was unavailable for the ALDS however returned to the roster for the championship sequence to play by way of two fractured fingers on his proper hand. The 35-year-old has accomplished fairly effectively for himself on the sector to date, going 3-for-7 with a stroll and a double, however Brendan Kuty of The Athletic famous earlier than yesterday’s sport that Rizzo’s availability is really day-to-day after he was pulled from Sport 1 of the sequence early and entered the day of Sport 2 along with his availability unsure. Rizzo managed to play the total sport yesterday, nonetheless, and with a break day in the present day there’s actually cause for optimism that he’ll have the ability to stay within the membership’s lineup because the sequence heads to Cleveland tomorrow.
4. MLBTR Chat in the present day:
MLBTR’s Steve Adams wasn’t in a position to host his standard Tuesday chat with readers this week, so it’ll happen this afternoon as an alternative. When you’ve got a query about free company, your favourite workforce’s offseason course, potential winter trades, the continued postseason, and so on. — you possibly can click on right here to submit a query upfront, and that very same hyperlink will help you take part dwell at 3pm CT or learn the transcript after the chat has been accomplished.
