The Nationwide League Championship Collection begins Sunday night time in Los Angeles when the Dodgers host the New York Mets. The Mets eradicated the Milwaukee Brewers within the Wild Card Collection and the Philadelphia Phillies within the Division Collection to get right here. The Dodgers went by means of the Padres. The NLCS is a best-of-seven collection and the winner advances to the World Collection.

Take a look at the entire 2024 MLB playoff schedule right here. Under is the NLCS schedule for the Dodgers vs. the Mets:

The place to look at Sport 1

Date: Sunday, Oct. 13 | Time: 8:15 p.m. ET
Location: Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles)
Channel: FOX | Dwell stream: Fubo (attempt without cost)  
Possible pitchers: TBA
Odds: LAD -165 | NYM +140; over/underneath: 8.0

Right here now could be what it is advisable learn about every crew within the NLCS:

NLCS storylines

Mets: The Miracle Mets lastly had just a few days to catch their breath after a chaotic two weeks to get to the NLCS. They needed to play a make-up doubleheader in Atlanta the day after the common season ended simply to get to the postseason, then they needed to make a dramatic comeback within the ninth inning of Wild Card Collection Sport 3 in opposition to the Brewers, after which they needed to make one other late comeback in NLDS Sport 4 to remove the Phillies. The Mets actually earned their three-day break between the NLDS and NLCS. They’ve given off main Crew of Future vibes the final two weeks, however after all, these vibes can change right away. That stated, New York has a deep and clutch lineup, and a really robust veteran rotation. The bullpen has been dicey at occasions, particularly with nearer Edwin Díaz starting to look worn down. The Mets are a wonderful crew although, and have been baseball’s hottest crew since early June.

Dodgers: The Dodgers have had their troubles within the early rounds of the playoffs in recent times, together with a loss to the Padres within the NLDS in 2022. Los Angeles received 111 video games that common season. This time round, that they had the very best file in baseball with 98 wins and thru the second inning in Sport 3, it seemed just like the Padres had been going to bury them once more. Then they held the San Diego scoreless the remainder of the collection and superior. The Dodgers deliver to the NLCS a high-octane offense that ranked first within the NL in OPS and residential runs and second in runs scored. They’ve probably the most prolific all-around offensive participant in Shohei Ohtani along with fellow former MVPs Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman. The supporting forged is powerful, led by Teoscar Hernández. The bullpen is extraordinarily gifted, as we noticed in Video games 1, 3, 4 and 5 of the NLDS. The query would be the rotation. It’s nonetheless banged up and appears to have simply three members in Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Jack Flaherty and Walker Buehler. Nonetheless, the Dodgers have battled accidents all season and have been among the many finest groups all through.