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Dodgers vs. Mets NLCS Game 2: Previewing the Afternoon Showdown
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10/14/2024
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And it starts bright and early 1pm pacific time out in downtown Los Angeles between the
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Dodgers and the Mets.
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It is game number two of the NLCS.
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The Dodgers dominate in game number one, nine zip.
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They have not allowed a run.
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The Dodgers since the middle of game number three in the NLDS against San Diego, they
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blank the Padres in the final four frames.
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They blank the Padres in both game four and game five and the Mets last night in the opening
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game of the LCS 33 consecutive scoreless innings.
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The Dodgers holding their opposition to zip and zilch.
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It matches an MLB playoff record dating back to 1966.
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We're not exactly sure who will try to continue that streak today for the Dodgers at least
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to open in game two on the other side.
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It's Sean Mania for the Mets.
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The Dodgers greater than a dollar and 40 cent favorite minus 142 on the money line.
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The total for game two is eight and a half DRS.
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How do you see game two playing out at the ravine?
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The handicaps are tough as we get into the playoffs and it wouldn't be as tough here
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if I knew the starting pitcher on both teams that they anticipate going five to six innings.
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You can handicap off of that and take your way.
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Look at the batters and say, I'm going to get at least three at bats against the said
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pitcher unless he really gets roughed up early in the game.
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But if you're looking at the line itself, that plus one 20 in the Mets, that's the line
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I probably dig into.
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Donnie, how could you do that?
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The Dodgers have to give up any runs in three years.
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It feels like at this point and the Mets just got run out nine to nothing yesterday.
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Understandably, the Mets had a whirlwind, unbelievable victory just to get into the
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playoffs, beat the Philadelphia Phillies.
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A lot of celebration out on the West Coast, caught a pitcher that absolutely dominated
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them.
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And the way you move forward, the good thing about baseball where they could beat one to
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nothing or nine to nothing.
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You're still down.
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Oh, one doesn't make any difference.
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Not down three games because you lost by nine runs.
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You do have a quality lineup, which Lindor, Vientos, Nimmo and Alonzo as a first one through
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four.
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Very, very good.
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Here's the issue, though.
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Brazier is listed as the starting pitcher.
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Brazier usually goes one inning, maybe gets into the second inning before they pull you
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for a better matchup.
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So it's hard for me to come on and say, oh, I really like Lindor in this matchup.
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He crushes right handed pitching.
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Same thing with Vientos, Nimmo and Alonzo, all very good power numbers and weighted on
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base percentages over the past month against right handed pitching.
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But for my money here, do you think that the Mets can win this ballgame?
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I actually do.
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But do I want to take the plus 120 against that hot Dodgers team?
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Not necessarily.
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So if I'm saying and the way I started it out, the New York Mets have to get on the
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board early in this game.
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No doubt about it.
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Third inning, fourth inning, fifth inning, they haven't scored yet.
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That's just going to be an avalanche that's going to pile on and they might not even make
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it to game number five at that point and might get swept.
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Contrarian play.
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Mets team total over three and a half here at the FanDuel Sports Bowl.
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This is a book.
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I understand how good the Dodgers bullpen has been.
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It's still a bullpen here.
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It's not Sandy Koufax on the mound for eight innings and then, you know, Kenley Jansen
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and his prime coming into the ninth inning, right?
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You should be able to hit in nine at bats against a bullpen here.
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I'm not calling for a Mets victory, but this needs to be their best chance.
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Minaya is on the mound.
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He's been solid.
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He's a left handed pitcher.
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He's a quirky lefty, which could throw off your lineup here.
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The Mets absolutely have to win this game, but if they do, I don't know if it's a two
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to one effort here.
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I think the Mets have to score early and often to get a cushion here to quiet that Dodger
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crowd and we shouldn't have any shadows creeping into much later in the game, which means we
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might not even see them by 430 p.m.
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I expect a good effort out of the Mets.
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Give me the team total Mets over three and a half as a contrarian play today.
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