Freddy Peralta toed the rubber for the Mets and turned in a very strong outing. There was some turbulence early on, as Peralta allowed a solo home run to Nick Kurtz in the third and traffic on the bases saw his pitch count balloon to 73 through four innings. However, he fought through and, overall, went six innings and allowed only four hits and the one run. Peralta struck out six and walked three. His ERA sits at a respectable 3.86 on the season.

A notably play defensively, and one of the reasons why Peralta only allowed one run was a spectacular diving play by centerfielder Carson Benge. Benge got a great jump on a ball Denzel Clarke muscled out to centerfield in the fourth inning and took away a potential two-out hit. If the ball found the grass, two Athletics would have scored pushing the score to 3-0. However, Benge gave his team a chance as the game prolonged.

Following Peralta, Sean Manaea showcased terrific stuff. Manaea worked the remaining three innings and struck out four. He was perfect over his three innings of work, not allowing a single base runner. He did this while still averaging less than 90 mph on his fastball.

Offensively, it was more of the same for the Mets. They only mustered four hits en route to being shutout for the second time in the series against the Athletics. Sunday marked the eight time this season the Mets have scored three runs of fewer.

Player of the Game: Sean Manaea

One of the rare bright points, along with starting pitcher Freddy Peralta, was the performance of Sean Manaea in relief. Manaea finished the game off with three perfect innings and four strikeouts. Despite still averaging below 90 mph on his fastball, he flashed one of his better performances in quite sometime.

On Deck

The Mets quickly head out west for a showdown with the two-time defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers. The first of three games in Los Angeles is set for a 10:10 pm ET first pitch on Monday. The projected pitching matchup is David Peterson versus Justin Wrobleski. The Mets will travel to Chicago following the series in Los Angeles.

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With all that said, the Mets badly needed a player of Tucker’s caliber, and now their outfield still looks grim. Cody Bellinger is still a free agent, and there have been whispers of interest in Lars Nootbaar from the Cardinals. One thing is for sure: Steven Cohen and David Stearns have a lot of work to do.

With that, here are our reactions in light of the Tucker news.

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Patrick Glynn

My response: if the boos in Chicago worried Kyle Tucker, I can’t wait until he shows face around the league! This is worse than Kevin Durant joining the Warriors. This is like if DeMar Derozan joined the Warriors during their championship run. Good for you, but are you going to be the reason they win it all?  Was it the ring you were seeking? Will you get what you wanted? Was that $60 million? Great job on your agent’s behalf.

Matthew Tutrone

Never thought I’d say this, but maybe a lockout in 2027 will actually be good for the long-term health of MLB. Disparity has gotten far too out of control, and the league probably needs a reset. I stand with the Players’ Union, and there are far too many bum owners with no interest in fielding an actually competitive team, but what the Dodgers have been doing the past few years is just bad for competitiveness across the league. There definitely needs to be a salary floor, but there may need to be a cap too.

James Villani

Surely the Mets were involved, and credit to Stearns, Cohen, and staff for being that, however, based off what was leaking beforehand it truly didn’t seem like the Mets were a realistic landing spot and more so just used as a bargaining chip. If that was indeed the case, what could you have done differently?

As for Tucker, I’ll never blame an athlete for chasing championships or money. Luckily for him, he gets both of those things in one of the most lucrative deals in the sport’s history. All power to him.

Mathias Altman-Kurosaki 

All the focus was on the Blue Jays and Mets, but I had a feeling that the radio silence coming from Los Angeles meant the Dodgers were lurking. Here we are, the Dodgers have snagged another prized free agent. The Mets, and the 29 other teams, can try all they want, but in the end, it’s going be nearly impossible to stop a Dodgers three-peat. They keep adding to their Death Star, and have cemented themselves as the evil empire of MLB. There is still time for the Mets to make some moves, but it’s hard to envision them getting within even shouting distance of the Dodgers.

Dave Melendi

It’s disappointing. Adding Tucker would have been the first move this offseason that I would have been excited about. The core is gone and the players brought in to replace them to me are underwhelming.

Brandyn Pokrass

Seeing the numbers, I can’t fault the Mets here. Going to $55 million for Tucker, especially with no deferrals, is a damn good offer. The Dodgers, with their $2.1 Billion in deferred money, can evidently get whoever they want though.

I am truly fascinated in how the Mets approach the rest of the offseason. There are avenues to improving the team, but there isn’t really a Kyle Tucker-level player out there anymore, unless you consider Bellinger to be that. Add in the need for pitching, and this is truly a task that David Stearns was hired for.

And on a large picture front, baseball is heading for a BAD lockout. The deferral rule is getting abused by the Dodgers, to the point where every other contender that wants to spend money can’t really compete with them. A large chunk of the league refuses to spend money on players. Spring training is around the corner, and plenty of impact players are still unsigned. The war over a salary cap/floor is going to be ugly, and that’s not including the various other issues that are sure to pop up during negotiations. We should all enjoy baseball while we have it in 2026, because there is no guarantee that we will have it for the following season.

Johnluke Chaparro

I am incredibly annoyed and disappointed. Not at Steve Cohen or David Stearns, though. $75 million signing bonus along with a 50 plus million AAV with no deferrals is throwing the bank and they tried their hardest. What grinds my gears is that even with all of the money thrown at him, he spurned us to take the easy way out for a ring. I mean, good for him, I guess? It’s his choice but why must the Mets be used as a team to bounce off of for a negotiation instead of a destination? I know, World Series titles and all, but (and I’m probably biased saying this) New York is a wonderful place to play and when you win here? You are basically an idol. We might be a bit out there but the fan base treats it’s players well for the most part! Give us results and we’ll love you back!

Maybe I’m looking too deep into something that’s not really relevant but I’m annoyed that we get pulled into this false sense of promise, only to have the rug pulled under us. Maybe Tucker isn’t cut out for New York, and if that were the case, why drag us into the fight to begin with? All for a negotiating ploy? I’m all for teams spending money and it’s good for the game, but it feels like a cop out when a team with massive amounts of money feels the need to constantly defer. It feels very shady and counter intuitive to what they should be doing (and what the Mets actually do).

I’ll never totally get on a player for wanting to join a winner but it feels very cheap when players keep joining the Dodgers bandwagon on these contracts that undercut the market. Why should the Dodgers be praised when they pay half of what a player should get right now, when the Mets actually give the player the current value they are entitled? It just feels like we were ripped off by both Tucker and the Dodgers.

Nick Kalantzopoulos

My thoughts when the signing went down were “lol of course he did” followed quicky by “60 million?! I mean that’s just insane.” I’ll say from the second we heard it was the Dodgers, Blue Jays and Mets as the finalists, I had the Dodgers getting him the entire time. The fact that the Blue Jays were the only team offering him long term and that he didn’t take that means he was looking for a reason not to and he found that in the NY/LA offers. And if the Mets/Dodgers were offering similar styles of contract, which was always reported, there was no reason not to pick the Dodgers.

Here’s what I’ll say to those who want a salary cap in response. The Dodgers’ CBT is now going to far exceed 400M. So is this supposed salary cap gonna be 500M? Is it gonna be 300-400M and the Dodgers are going to be forced to get rid of players immediately? Are contracts going to be grandfathered in? The short answer is there won’t be a cap, and if there was one it’d either A. Severely penalize the dodgers INSTANTLY (the league would never go for that let alone the players), or B. It wouldn’t severely penalize them and they’d still be spending way more than any other team.

And we don’t have to imagine what a free agency involving a salary cap (and a deadline!) would look like for a star player. We had that last year with Roki Sasaki. And how did that one end up? He went to the Dodgers. The only difference: the player got less than he deserved, the owner pocketed the difference and the team (thus far) doesn’t get penalized for making an overpriced signing. So as always, be careful what you wish for.

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His statistics minus context would have guaranteed him election on the first ballot. A 143 OPS+, a career .308 batting average, six seasons with at least 100 RBIs, plus 427 home runs.

Impressive numbers made more so because of where he played on the field. The unofficial title of “Greatest Hitting Catcher” was deservedly given to Mike Piazza as his career concluded and as he approached Hall of Fame eligibility.

However, speculation of performance-enhancing drug use combined with the era in which he played kept him from being a sure-fire inductee. It took four years before he cleared the 75 percent threshold.

Piazza earned his spot in Cooperstown by garnering 83 percent of the electorate and would soon be announced as the second player to be inducted as a New York Met. Joining him was Ken Griffey Jr. — who interestingly surpassed the record for the highest voting percentage previously held by the other Hall of Famer who entered as a Met, Tom Seaver.

A 62nd round selection by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1988, Piazza became the lowest-drafted player to get enshrinement. He was named the 1993 National League’s Rookie of the Year after hitting 35 home runs. Piazza would establish himself as one of the premier power hitters in baseball before a whirlwind sequence of trades over an eight-day span in May 1998 landed him with the Mets. It turned out to be one of the best deals the franchise has ever made.

The numbers he put up in Los Angeles are no doubt impressive, but his greatest achievements — and his greatest impact on an organization — came during his seven-and-a-half years in Queens: leading the Mets to consecutive postseason appearances including the 2000 National League pennant, six All-Star appearances, and the unforgettable home run in the first game in New York City following the events of September 11th. On his way to becoming the most prolific home run-hitting catcher in baseball history, Piazza compiled 220 of them with the Mets while also driving in 655 runs. He still holds the highest slugging percentage in team history, ranks second in OPS, and third in homers.

In his retirement statement, Piazza left no doubt about where his closest loyalties lie.

“One of the hardest moments of my career was walking off the field at Shea Stadium and saying goodbye,” he said. “My relationship with you made my time in New York the happiest of my career, and for that, I will always be grateful.”

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Díaz was introduced as a Dodger wearing No. 3, formally closing the door on a seven-year run with the Mets. For fans hoping for additional drama, Díaz dismissed that notion, instead framing the move less as a breakup and more as a step toward something he believes guarantees wins.

“I want to first thank the ownership, Andrew, Brandon, to welcome me here,” Díaz said. “It will be a new experience for me and my family.”

He then made sure to acknowledge his former team, adding, “I want to say thank you to the Mets organization for what they did for me in the last years. I’m really, really happy with what I did there.”

When asked about leaving New York, Díaz admitted the separation wasn’t simple on a personal level.

“It wasn’t easy,” he said. “I spent seven years in New York. They treated me really good. They treated me great.”

But the explanation quickly turned competitive.

“I chose the Dodgers because they are a winning organization,” Díaz said. “I’m looking to win. And I think they have everything to win.”

That theme came up repeatedly. “I came here to win,” Díaz said. “That’s my goal, try to win another World Series with this great team.” When continually pressed on how the decision came together, he offered a blunt conclusion. “Picking the Dodgers was pretty easy.”

Díaz also confirmed that his brother, Alexis, helped play a role in his decision.

“He told me that they are a really, really good organization,” Díaz said. “He told me that they are [a] really, really good organization. They treat every player like they are all really good players, that was something I was looking for.”

Asked about his role, Díaz spoke at length about the responsibility of closing, a role he held for the majority of his Mets tenure. “Being the ninth is a big responsibility because the ball is in your hand the last three outs of the game,” he said. “I think they are the toughest three outs in the game.”

Díaz will wear No. 3 in Los Angeles, a change from the No. 39 he wore in New York. With Roy Campanella’s number retired, the choice became personal. “I talked to my wife…we got three kids,” he said. “That’s the reason I picked number three, because my three sons.”

And yes, the entrance is coming with him. When asked about the fate of “Narco”, Díaz didn’t hesitate. “It would be fun,” he said. “I think that music gets the fans into it right away.” He looked to the moment Mets fans know well.

“I can’t wait for the first game of the season, come in the ninth with Timmy Trumpet and get the win.”

The Dodgers paid $69 million for a closer they believe fits their “championship caliber club,” as GM Brandon Gomes dubbed his squad.

The Mets, meanwhile, will now move on to Devin Williams. But listening to Díaz speak, it’s clear the separation wasn’t about money or emotion, rather, it was about a player who wanted a guarantee, and felt Los Angeles offered one that New York currently could not.

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The Los Angeles Dodgers made history on Saturday night, winning back-to-back World Series with a 5-4 win in 11 innings over the Toronto Blue Jays. It took all seven games and was full of excitement.

And with that, the 2025 MLB season has officially come to a close. What a season it was. Congratulations to the 2025 back-to-back World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers.

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Latest Mets News

According to Mike Puma of the New York Post, the New York Mets are hiring Rachel Folden as their hitting coach for Double-A Binghamton. She was a hitting coach in the Chicago Cubs’ minor league system in 2025.

Jimmy Nelson announced on his Instagram on Saturday that he is joining the Mets’ organization as a Florida Roving Pitching Coach.

Per Tim Healey of The Boston Globe, the New York Mets have pulled the Red Sox’ Director of Pitching, Justin Willard, to New York as their pitching coach. Will Sammon of The Athletic had reported the news first when it was not final, but when it was beginning to appear that the Mets were the frontrunners to get Willard, who also spent time with the Twins’ organization.

Chris Suero went 1-for-4 out of the cleanup spot for the Scottsdale Scorpions in AFL action.

Latest MLB News

Max Scherzer, who started Game 7 for the Blue Jays, said after the game that he’s not calling it a career just yet. As Jon Heyman of the New York Post tweeted, “I can’t see how that’s the last pitch I’ve ever thrown,” Scherzer said.

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David Melendi takes a look at starting pitcher Framber Valdez in a Metsmerized free agent profile.

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Chris Bello discussed Justin Williard being a front runner for the Mets’ pitching coach vacancy prior to when it became more official that the Mets were bringing him on.

On This Date in Mets History 

Born on This Date: Denyi Reyes (1996), Greg Harris (1955), Tom Paciorek (1946), Bill Connors (1941).

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RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto (3-1, 1.57 ERA) vs. RHP Kevin Gausman (2-2, 2.55 ERA)

Friday, October 31, 2025 – Rogers Centre – 8:00 PM EST

TV – FOX

As the World Series heads back to Canada for Game 6, the Toronto Blue Jays could hoist the Commissioner’s Trophy for the first time since 1993 in front of their home crowd.

After being handed a demoralizing Game 3 loss in an 18-inning thriller on Monday, the Blue Jays bounced back with two-straight road wins over Los Angeles to put the Dodgers on the brink of elimination at Rogers Centre. Yoshinobu Yamamoto will get the start for the road team after throwing the first complete game in the World Series since 2015 and holding Toronto to one run in a Game 2 win.

The Blue Jays, on the other hand, will send out Kevin Gausman after he allowed three earned runs over 6 2/3 innings and took the loss against Yamamoto in Game 2.

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Dodgers Lineup

1. Shohei Ohtani – DH
2. Will Smith – C
3. Freddie Freeman – 1B
4. Mookie Betts – SS
5. Teoscar Hernández – RF
6. Max Muncy – 3B
7. Enrique Hernández – LF
8. Tommy Edman – CF
9. Miguel Rojas – 2B

Blue Jays Lineup

1. George Springer – DH
2. Nathan Lukes – LF
3. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. – 1B
4. Bo Bichette – 2B
5. Daulton Varsho – CF
6. Alejandro Kirk – C
7. Addison Barger – RF
8. Ernie Clement – 3B
9. Andrés Giménez – SS

Game Notes

• Per MLB Communications, Guerrero Jr. would become the 11th player to homer in three-straight games of a single World Series if he were to go deep again tonight.
• With 100 runs in 16 games, Toronto is one shy of tying the all-time record by a team during a single postseason. The 2020 Dodgers and 2020 Anaheim Angels, both of whom went on to win the World Series, each scored 101 runs in 18 games.
• The World Series has never ended on Halloween before, but this will be the eighth time that the Fall Classic will have taken place on the holiday. An AL club has won five of the last seven contests under that criteria.

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LHP Blake Snell (3-0, 0.86 ERA) vs. RHP Trey Yesavage (2-1, 4.20 ERA)

Friday, October 24, 2025 – Rogers Centre – 8:00 PM EST

TV – FOX

The Los Angeles Dodgers will head up north and look to defend their World Series title against the Toronto Blue Jays, who defeated the Seattle Mariners in comeback fashion during Game 7 of the ALCS on Monday night.

Los Angeles breezed through the National League side of the playoff bracket, sweeping the Cincinnati Reds in the Wild Card Series and besting the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1 in the Division Series before also sweeping the Milwaukee Brewers in the ALCS. The Blue Jays, who were the No. 1 seed in the American League, took down the New York Yankees in four games in the Division Series before eliminating the Mariners.

Blake Snell will get the start for the Dodgers amidst one of the more dominant postseason runs by a pitcher in recent memory. He’s allowed just two earned runs, both of which came against the Reds in Game 1 of the Wild Card Series, and has recorded 28 strikeouts over 21 innings. Yesavage, a first-round pick last year, made just three regular season starts before becoming an important part of Toronto’s playoff success. He last pitched vs. Seattle in Game 6 of the ALCS and allowed two earned runs over 5 2/3 innings while striking out seven batters.

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Dodgers Lineup

1. Shohei Ohtani – DH
2. Mookie Betts – SS
3. Freddie Freeman – 1B
4. Will Smith – C
5. Teoscar Hernández -RF
6. Max Muncy – 3B
7. Enrique Hernández – LF
8. Tommy Edman – 2B
9. Andy Pages – CF

Blue Jays Lineup

1. George Springer – DH
2. Davis Schneider – LF
3. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. – 1B
4. Bo Bichette – 2B
5. Alejandro Kirk – C
6. Daulton Varsho – CF
7. Ernie Clement – 3B
8. Myles Straw – RF
9. Andrés Giménez – SS

Game Notes

• Bichette is playing for the first time all postseason after missing Toronto’s first two series with a PCL sprain in his knee. He slashed .311/.357/.483 with 18 home runs and 94 RBIs across 628 plate appearances this year.
• Per MLB Communications: the Game 1 winner has gone on to win the World Series 64.2 percent of the time; Yesavage will become the second-youngest pitcher to ever start Game 1 of the Fall Classic; Kiké Hernandez is set to tie former teammate Justin Turner for the most postseason games played in Dodgers history at 86; Vlad Guerrero Jr. and his father, Vladimir Guerrero, are now the 21st father-son duo to be placed on a World Series roster; This World Series will be the second in league history to include three natives of Japan with Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki.

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A Seattle Mariners’ victory Sunday night clinches a place in the World Series for the first time in franchise history. They would join the Los Angeles Dodgers, who have been waiting for their opponent after sweeping the Milwaukee Brewers, in the Fall Classic. Toronto, meanwhile, will look to protect their home field and force a Game 7.

Blue Jays Lineup

1. George Springer, DH
2. Nathan Lukes, LF
3. Vladimir Guerrero Jr., 1B
4. Alejandro Kirk, C
5. Daulton Varsho, CF
6. Ernie Clement, 3B
7. Addison Barger, RF
8. Isiah Kiner-Falefa, 2B
9. Andres Gimenez, SS

Facing the Toronto bats is the Mariners’ best starter, Logan Gilbert. Gilbert turned in another strong year, posting a 3.44 ERA across 131 innings after an All-Star campaign in 2024.

Gilbert has made three starts in the playoffs thus far posting a 2.45 ERA. However, in two of his starts, he lasted fewer than three innings. He started against Toronto on October 13 and allowed five hits and two runs across only three innings.

Mariners Lineup

1. Julio Rodriguez, CF
2. Cal Raleigh, C
3. Jorge Polanco, DH
4. Josh Naylor, 1B
5. Randy Arozarena, LF
6. Eugenio Suarez, 3B
7. J.P. Crawford, SS
8. Dominic Canzone, RF
9. Leonardo Rivas, 2B

Seattle will try to clinch a pennant against rookie Trey Yesavage. Despite only throwing 14 regular season innings, expectations were high for the Pottstown, Pennsylvania native entering the postseason.

He dominated the New York Yankees, striking out 11 over 5 1/3 hitless innings in his first postseason start. He was less effective against Seattle on October 13, as he allowed five runs and four hits over four innings.

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LHP Jose Quintana (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. RHP Shohei Ohtani (1-0, 4.50 ERA)

Friday, October 17, 2025 – Dodger Stadium – 8:38 PM PDT (5:38 PM EDT)

TV – TBS, HBO MAX RADIO – ESPN Radio

The reigning World Series champion Dodgers are on the verge of a second-consecutive trip to the Fall Classic after taking a 3-0 series lead over the Milwaukee Brewers in the NLCS on Thursday night with a 3-1 victory. Tyler Glasnow turned in 5 2/3 innings of one-run ball while striking out eight hitters, and the club’s bullpen shut down Milwaukee’s lineup from there. The Dodgers’ offense wasn’t potent either, as Jacob Misiorowski silenced their bats with nine strikeouts over five innings while allowing a single run in relief of Aaron Ashby, but it was enough to get one step closer to a sweep.

The Brewers will rely on Jose Quintana tonight, who has thrown three scoreless innings in relief so far this postseason, while Shohei Ohtani is set to start for the Dodgers. He has logged a 4.50 ERA with nine strikeouts this postseason, with his only outing coming in Game 1 of the NLDS against the Philadelphia Phillies.

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Brewers Lineup

1. Brice Turang – 2B
2. Jackson Chourio – LF
3. Christian Yelich – DH
4. William Contreras – C
5. Jake Bauers – 1B
6. Sal Frelick – RF
7. Caleb Durbin – 3B
8. Blake Perkins – CF
9. Joey Ortiz – SS

Dodgers Lineup

1. Shohei Ohtani – P
2. Mookie Betts – SS
3. Will Smith – C
4. Freddie Freeman – 1B
5. Tommy Edman – 2B
6. Teoscar Hernández – RF
7. Max Muncy – 3B
8. Enrique Hernández – LF
9. Andy Pages – CF

Game Notes

• Since 2010, the NLCS has finished in a sweep just twice: the Mets accomplished that feat over the Chicago Cubs in 2015, and the Washington Nationals did so against the St. Louis Cardinals in 2019. The Dodgers would join that club with a victory at home tonight.
• Hall of Famer Joe Torre, who oversaw the New York Yankees’ 3-0 collapse in the 2004 ALCS against the Boston Red Sox as the club’s manager, called Brewers skipper Pat Murphy to provide some advice as the team looks to stave off elimination.

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The National League Championship Series (NLCS) begins on Monday. The Los Angeles Dodgers (93-69) travel to Milwaukee to face the Brewers (97-65). The Brewers claimed victory in the NL Central and won home-field advantage as the No. 1 seed in the postseason for the National League. Meanwhile, the Dodgers won their 12th NL West title in the past 13 years and entered the postseason as a Wild Card team (No. 3 seed).

Milwaukee earned a bye with the first seed and then went on to defeat its division rival, the Cubs, in the NLDS, 3-2. It was the first time the two met in a postseason matchup. Meanwhile, the Dodgers swept the Reds in the Wild Card round, 2-0, and defeated the Phillies 3-1 to advance to the NLCS. The Brewers look to advance to the World Series in pursuit of their first title, while the Dodgers look to become the first team since the Yankees to win back-to-back titles after the Bronx Bombers won three straight from 1998-2000.

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Dodgers Lineup

1. Shohei Ohtani, DH
2. Mookie Betts, SS
3. Teoscar Hernández, RF
4. Freddie Freeman, 1B
5. Will Smith, C
6. Tommy Edman, 2B
7. Max Muncy, 3B
8. Enrique Hernández, LF
9. Andy Pages, CF

Blake Snell takes the mound for the Dodgers in Game 1. The southpaw suffered a shortened 2025 after landing on the injured list with left shoulder inflammation. However, in 11 starts, the 32-year-old went 5-4 with a 2.35 ERA. He struck out 72 batters in just over 61 innings of work and surrendered only three home runs.

In two postseason starts this year, Snell has allowed five hits, two earned runs, five walks and struck out 18 in 13 innings of work. His NLDS performance was a masterclass; he pitched six innings of one-hit ball against the Phillies. Snell didn’t face Milwaukee in 2025, but allowed one run on four hits in his one start against them in 2024 as a member of the Giants. William Contreras tagged Snell for an RBI double while Blake Perkins also notched a hit off him.

Brewers Lineup

1. Jackson Chourio, RF
2. Christian Yelich, DH
3. William Contreras, C
4. Brice Turang, 2B
5. Andrew Vaughn, 1B
6. Sal Frelick, CF
7. Caleb Durbin, 3B
8. Isaac Collins, LF
9. Joey Ortiz, SS

The Brewers put out two bullpen games during their NLDS against the Cubs, and will use Aaron Ashby as an opener for Game 1 of the NLCS on Monday. Manager Pat Murphy confirmed Freddy Peralta would start Game 2, and with Quinn Priester and José Quintana available as well, one of those two will likely follow Ashby. In his four appearances during the NLDS, Ashby allowed four runs (three earned) on five hits. He worked as an opener in the second game, where the Cubs roughed him up for three runs in just under two innings of work.

Of note, Tobias Myers, a pitcher the Brewers have used as a starter and reliever in his time with Milwaukee, joins the NLCS roster after being left off the NLDS team.

The Dodgers have succeeded against Ashby in 2025, hitting .353/.476/.353 against the southpaw in 17 at-bats. Nobody tagged him for a home run, and Ashby struck out six Dodgers.

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