The Los Angeles Dodgers are one win away from advancing to the 2024 World Collection. The Dodgers maintain a 3-1 lead over the New York Mets within the NLCS. L.A. can win its first pennant since 2020 on Friday because the Mets host Recreation 5 at Citi Subject.

There has not been a lot drama to this point within the NLCS. The Dodgers’ three wins have all been blowouts, and so they’ve outscored the Mets 27-2 in these three victories (in Video games 1, 3 and 4). In Recreation 2, the Mets jumped out to a six-run lead and by no means trailed.

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 via the Padres within the NLDS after receiving a bye within the first spherical because the NL’s prime seed. The NLCS is a best-of-seven collection and the winner advances to the World Collection to face both the Yankees or Guardians. 

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 observe Recreation 5

Date: Thursday, Oct. 17 | Time: 8:08 p.m. ET
Location: Citi Subject (New York)
TV channel: FS1 | Stay stream: Fubo (attempt without spending a dime)  
Possible pitchers: RHP Jack Flaherty (LAD) vs. LHP David Peterson (NYM)
Odds: LAD -140, NYM +118 | O/U: 7.5

Right here now could be what you might want to find out about every workforce within the NLCS:

NLCS storylines

Mets: The Miracle Mets lastly had a number of 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 Recreation 3 in opposition to the Brewers, after which they needed to make one other late comeback in NLDS Recreation 4 to eradicate the Phillies. The Mets actually earned their three-day break between the NLDS and NLCS. They’ve given off main Staff of Future vibes the final two weeks, however in fact, these vibes can change immediately. That mentioned, New York has a deep and clutch lineup, and a really sturdy veteran rotation. The bullpen has been dicey at occasions, particularly with nearer Edwin Díaz starting to look worn down. The Mets are a superb workforce although, and have been baseball’s hottest workforce since early June.

Dodgers: The Dodgers have had their troubles within the early rounds of the playoffs lately, together with a loss to the Padres within the NLDS in 2022. Los Angeles gained 111 video games that common season. This time round, that they had one of the best file in baseball with 98 wins and thru the second inning in Recreation 3, it appeared just like the Padres have been going to bury them once more. Then they held the San Diego scoreless the remainder of the collection and superior. The Dodgers convey 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 proficient, 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 greatest groups all through.