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MLB

NLCS

Sunday’s game

Dodgers @ Cubs

Kershaw got two outs Thursday night to close out the Washington series, two days after he threw 110 pitches in Game 4. Kershaw is 1-1, 5.30 in his last three starts, is 3-6, 3.33 in 16 career playoff games (12 starts). He didn’t face the Cubs this year. LA is 9-3 in his road starts this season.
Hendricks is 1-1, 3.48 in his last four starts; he is 0-0, 5.11 in three postseason starts. Hendricks allowed three hits, two runs in eight IP in his only start vs LA this season. Cubs split his last six home starts.
Dodgers is 3-8 in its last 11*road games. Cubs got swept in this round by the Mets LY; they’re 5-3 against the Dodgers this year. Chicago is 13-4-1 in its last 18 games.
Roberts is a rookie manager who is 3-3 in the playoffs. Maddon got Tampa Bay to ’08 World Series; he is 21-23 as a manager in the postseason, 8-6 with Chicago.

 

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MLB

NLCS

Sunday’s game

Dodgers @ Cubs

Kershaw got two outs Thursday night to close out the Washington series, two days after he threw 110 pitches in Game 4. Kershaw is 1-1, 5.30 in his last three starts, is 3-6, 3.33 in 16 career playoff games (12 starts). He didn’t face the Cubs this year. LA is 9-3 in his road starts this season.
Hendricks is 1-1, 3.48 in his last four starts; he is 0-0, 5.11 in three postseason starts. Hendricks allowed three hits, two runs in eight IP in his only start vs LA this season. Cubs split his last six home starts.
Dodgers is 3-8 in its last 11*road games. Cubs got swept in this round by the Mets LY; they’re 5-3 against the Dodgers this year. Chicago is 13-4-1 in its last 18 games.
Roberts is a rookie manager who is 3-3 in the playoffs. Maddon got Tampa Bay to ’08 World Series; he is 21-23 as a manager in the postseason, 8-6 with Chicago.

 

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Preview: Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago Cubs
Sunday, October 16, 2016 at 8:08 pm (Wrigley Field)
NLCS Game 2 TV: FS1

C Kershaw vs. K Hendricks

CHICAGO -- Four hours before Game 1 of the NLCS on Saturday, Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw was stretching down the first base line, about 50 feet into the outfield grass. Manager Dave Roberts was beside him, on his haunches.
They were not counting the blades of grass.
Ninety minutes later, a reassured Roberts announced Kershaw as his starter for Game 2 on Sunday.
As if there was any question.
The Cubs used Miguel Montero's pinch-hit grand slam with two outs in the eighth inning for an 8-4 victory in the first game of the NLCS, their fourth win in five postseason games.
Now it is up to three-time Cy Young Award winner Kershaw to even the series against Cubs right-hander Kyle Hendricks.
Kershaw will make his second start of the postseason after helping the Dodgers into the NLCS with his first career save. He got the final two outs of a 4-3 victory over the Washington Nationals in Game 5 of the NLDS on Thursday.
Starting pitchers normally throw a bullpen session three days before their next scheduled start, so in a way Kershaw was sticking with his routine when he replaced Kenley Jansen with a runner on first base and threw seven pitches to get out of the ninth inning Thursday.
In a way.
"Intensity might have been just a hair different, but I think I would guess just the quantity was probably pretty similar, I would say," Kershaw said drily.
Kershaw was 12-4 with a 1.69 ERA this season, but he pitched only 149 innings because of a back injury that kept him out for about 10 weeks. The light workload may work to his advantage against a Cubs team that was second in the league in the regular season in runs (808) and on-base percentage (.343).
"The Cubs' lineup is pretty solid, obviously," Kershaw said. "They have some guys in there that had some pretty amazing seasons, and they're the best team in baseball for a reason.
"The one thing that stands out (offensively) is just the on-base percentages of those guys. I think that they're constantly working counts, getting into good hitters counts, getting on base. That's something that is difficult for a starting pitcher. You want to limit the damage, but at the same time you can't go for four innings, a hundred pitches. So you got to figure out how to get these guys out with quality pitches quickly. And it's not an easy task."
Kershaw did not face the Cubs this season but is 5-3 with a 2.18 ERA against them in eighth career starts. He is 1-2 with a 3.00 ERA in three starts in Wrigley Field.
The Cubs will counter with right-hander Kyle Hendricks, who along with Cubs Game 1 starter Jon Lester is among the top candidates for the 2016 NL Cy Young award.
Hendricks, 16-8 with a major league-leading 2.13 ERA, was knocked out of Game 2 of the NLDS when he was hit on the right forearm by a line drive off the bat of Giants outfielder Angel Pagan with two outs in the fourth inning. But X-rays were negative, and what could have been a serious injury was averted.
Hendricks gave up two runs and three hits in eight innings to beat the Dodgers 7-2 at Wrigley Field on June 2.
"You fall back on your routine, fall back on what you know to do and the confidence that you built throughout the whole year," Hendricks said of his preparation. "And it's just like any other game. I'm going to go out there, same simple thoughts, trying to make good pitches, and hopefully my confidence can show through.

 

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Los Angeles Dodgers (94-74) at Chicago Cubs (107-59-1)
NLCS Game Two Preview, Odds, and Prediction
Sunday, October 16, 2016 at 8:08 pm (Wrigley Field)

C Kershaw (13-4) (1.95) vs. K Hendricks (16-8) (2.14)

The Line: Chicago Cubs +114 / Los Angeles Dodgers -124 --- Over/Under

TV: FS1

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs play game two of the MLB NLCS Sunday night at Wrigley Field on FS1.

The Los Angeles Dodgers would love to steal game two with their ace and head back to LA with home field advantage. The Dodgers bullpen fell apart in their game one loss, as the offense did what it could to battle back. The good news for the Dodgers is that they’ve scored four or more runs in four of their six playoff games, with guys like Justin Turner, Adrian Gonzalez and Joc Pederson continue to put together great at bats. As for the bullpen collapse for the Dodgers, some may chalk it up to tired bodies after what it took to get through the series against the Washington Nationals. The Los Angeles Dodgers should feel better with their ace on the mound here. Clayton Kershaw gets the ball, and he was 12-4 with a 1.69 ERA and 172 strikeouts this season. Kershaw is 3-6 with a 4.79 ERA and 96 strikeouts in his postseason career.

The Chicago Cubs are now 4-1 this postseason and will take full control of this series with another win at home. The Cubs offense continues to produce, as Chicago has now scored a combined 24 runs in their last four games. Javier Baez and Kris Bryant have combined for 16 hits and seven RBI while Miguel Montero has four RBI in five at bats. At this point, it’s not a matter of when the Cubs are going to break out the big hits, it’s when. The Cubs five runs in the eighth inning in game one and have now won 12 of their last 16 games overall when scoring more than three runs. The Chicago Cubs are oozing with confidence right now and have to feel they're never out of a game. Kyle Hendricks takes the hill, and he was 16-8 with a 2.13 ERA and 170 strikeouts this season. Hendricks is 0-0 with a 5.11 ERA and 11 strikeouts in his postseason career.

The Dodgers are 40-19 in Kershaws last 59 road starts and 60-21 in Kershaws last 81 starts overall. The Cubs are 26-10 in Hendricks' last 36 home starts and 7-1 in Hendricks' last 8 starts overall. The Dodgers are 5-2 in Kershaws last 7 starts vs. Cubs.

The Dodgers have the offense to hang with the Cubs, they just need a pitcher to go long into the game and quiet Chicago. Kershaw is the guy to do it, as he looks like he's been sharp this postseason and majority of the runs allowed against the Nationals were bullpen guys allowing his runners to score. Sometimes postseason games just come down to the pitching matchup, and while the Cubs and the plus money is tough to pass up, I have to side with arguably the best pitcher in baseball and the cheap price. I like the Dodgers to tie up this series.

RANDY'S PICK
Los Angeles Dodgers -124

 

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Sunday’s six-pack

Six most popular picks in this week’s Westgate Super Contest:

1) Chiefs (even) 704

2) Seahawks (-6.5) 450

3) Packers (-4.5) *448

4) Texans (-3) 424

5) Eagles (-2.5) 410

6) Falcons +6.5 (404)– Lot of action both ways in this game.

 

[Typhoon]

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goes for 2 in a row on sunday
100 dime
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underdog
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[wilman]

What's the play ??? Or is this just a way to get someone else to buy it ??? I don't understand the post !!!

 

[moneyboyz]

someone on other site posted Baltimore, not sure if its the rite play or not

 

[Typhoon]

Biggest nfl release of the entire year
goes for 2 in a row on sunday
100 dime
-major wager-
underdog
game of the year
#2 in a row

lang

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[wilman]

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[CAROLINABLUE23]

Wilma,

what was the final score in that ohio st / wisconsin game ?

 

[wilman]

30 - 23 Ohio State !! At 10 or 10 1/2 Wisconsin was a winning bet !!!

 

[wilman]

Hey Carolina - the first time you did it - I thought it was a typo - the name is Wilman with an N at the end !!! Thanks

 

[Redskins75]

Does anyone have Wunderdogs play this week or know where I can find it?