YANKEES AT DODGERS
When: Today (Friday), 5:08 p.m.
Where: Dodger Stadium
TV: FOX (Ch. 11), 570 AM
THE LINEUPS
Here is the Dodgers’ starting lineup for tonight …
1. Shohei Ohtani, DH
2. Mookie Betts, RF
3. Freddie Freeman, 1B
4. Teoscar Hernández, LF
5. Max Muncy, 3B
6. Kiké Hernandez, CF
7. Will Smith, C
8. Gavin Lux, 2B
9. Tommy Edman, SS
and here is the Yankees’ starting lineup for the series opener …
1. Gleyber Torres, 2B
2. Juan Soto, RF
3. Aaron Judge, CF
4. Giancarlo Stanton, DH
5. Jazz Chisholm Jr., 3B
6. Anthony Rizzo, 1B
7. Anthony Volpe, SS
8. Austin Wells, C
9. Alex Verdugo, LF
THE PITCHERS
DODGERS RHP JACK FLAHERTY (13-7, 3.17 ERA)
Vs. Yankees: 1-0, 0.00 ERA (1 game, 6 innings, 0 runs, 4 Ks)
At Dodger Stadium: 3-2, 3.10 ERA (9 games, 52⅓ innings, 67 Ks)
Postseason history: 2-5, 4.91 ERA (8 games, 40⅓ innings, 39 Ks)
Last outing (NLCS Game 5): 3 innings, 8 runs, 8 hits, 4 BBs, 0 Ks)
Loves to face: Juan Soto, 1 for 9 (.111), double, RBI, 3 Ks
Hates to face: Anthony Rizzo, 9 for 21 (.429), double, 3 HRs, 6 RBIs
YANKEES RHP GERRIT COLE (8-5, 3.41 ERA)
Vs. Dodgers: 4-2, 5.01 ERA (8 games, 46⅔ innings, 41 Ks)
At Dodger Stadium: 3-2, 4.71 ERA (5 games, 28⅔ innings, 28 Ks)
Postseason history: 11-6, 2.98 ERA (20 games, 120⅔ innings, 146 Ks)
Last outing (ALCS Game 2): 4⅓ innings, 2 runs, 6 hits, 4 BBs, 4 Ks
Loves to face: Teoscar Hernandez, 5 for 26 (.192), 2B, HR, RBI, 7 Ks; Chris Taylor, 0 for 6, 3 Ks
Hates to face: Mookie Betts, 7 for 17 (.412), 2B, 1 RBI; Kiké Hernandez, 8 for 21 (.381), 3 doubles, HR; Freddie Freeman, 7 for 20 (.350), 3 doubles, HR, 2 RBIs
UP NEXT
Game 2: Yankees (LHP Carlos Rodón, 16-9, 3.96 ERA) at Dodgers (RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto, 7-2, 3.00 ERA), Saturday, 5:08 p.m., Fox (Ch. 11), 570 AM
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