The final LDS gets settled Thursday night as the Dodgers play the Nationals in Washington. The expected starters are Rich Hill and Max Scherzer. Hill says he will start*, but the Dodgers have not confirmed that. If he does, it will be on short rest as the game two postponement forced the loss of a day off.
In game two, Hill struck out 7 of the 22 batters he faced. With two walks and two HBP, only 11 batters put the ball in play against him. Those eleven recorded six hits, however, including a three-run homer. His strikeouts didn’t reduce the hits against him.
Scherzer pitches on a little extra rest. His career opposition slash line stands at .205/.290/.365. His one weakness in the post-season is giving up home runs with men on base, as four of the seven HR hit against him were multi-run homers.
Scherzer did pitch better at Nationals Park this season than he did on the road, posting a 2.56 ERA in 102 innings. Only 10 of his 31 home runs allowed came in Washington.
It should be quite a battle. Enjoy!
*I will update this post if Hill is not the starter.
from baseballmusings.com http://ift.tt/2deuM2Q
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