The battle for the NL pennant begins
The two teams with the biggest payrolls in the National League face off for the pennant, in a best of seven series. The Mets will have the benefit of additional rest, having polished off their Division Series in four, while the Dodgers were taken all the way by the Padres. How Lis Angeles’s tattered rotation holds up could end up being a key factor here. They are starting, in Jack Flaherty, a pitcher who wasn’t even on their roster until the trade deadline. He did well after coming over from the Tigers – who now maybe wish they’d kept him. Funny how these things work out.
- Mets @ Dodgers (0-0), 5:15 pm, FOX