October 18, 2020

Playoffs Today

Game seven of the NLCS takes place Sunday night at 8:15 PM EDT, 5:15 PM PDT. The Braves play as the visiting team against the Dodgers for the right to face the Rays in the World Series.

Ian Anderson gets the start for Atlanta. The rookie pitched close to perfection in his first post season. Opponents failed to score against him in three starts covering 15 2/3 innings. Of the sixty one batter Anderson faced, he struck out 22. With the high K rate, he only allowed six hits, a double the only extra-base hit against him. His only weakness comes from walking eight batters, but with the lack of hits against the walks are acceptable. Five of those walks came with runners in scoring position, so he may just be careful in that situation.

The Dodgers have not named a starter. According to ESPN, there are three choices:

That hasn’t been announced, but it is seemingly down to three choices: Tony GonsolinJulio Urias and Brusdar Graterol. The latter would be used as an opener, of course, and it makes sense for a couple of reasons. The Dodgers deployed Graterol as an opener during practice runs toward the tail end of the regular season. Also, it would be beneficial to ensure that their best reliever — at this moment, at least — faces the best part of the Braves’ lineup. Gonsolin, who would be on normal rest following an 88-pitch start in Game 2, is in line to pitch the majority of the innings. But Julio Urias, who threw a career-high 101 pitches in Game 3, could provide an inning or two as a bridge.

ESPN.com

Graterol has a high post-season ERA, but it’s due to just one bad outing against the Braves. Gonsolin pitched poorly in his one post-season outing. Gonsolin also made enough relief appearance that it’s not foreign to him.

Enjoy!

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