The Los Angeles are looking to take a 2-0 lead in the National League Division Series against the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday.
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Left-handed pitcher Blake Snell has taken the mound for LA against Southpaw Jesus Luzard, a fellow Phillies Southpaw Jesus Luzard.
Snell is 5-4 this season, making it 5-4 with 2.35 ERA and 72 strikeouts in 61.1 innings this year. Luzardo made it 15-7 with a 3.92 ERA and 216 strikeouts in 183.2 innings.
Snell pitched in Wild Card Game 1 last week, allowing two runners to be acquired with nine strikeouts while pitching seven innings. He aims to help LA take a potentially insurmountable two-game lead in the Top 5 Series.
As for the lineup, Will Smith is still on the sidelines with a hairline fracture to his slow hand, but he should be available from the bench. Max Muncie is also out of the lineup, with Miguel Rojas starting from the hot corner.
Manager Dave Roberts suggested that he could use Smith again from the bench like in Game 1, with Ben Lothwett taking the first few innings.
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“It certainly has value to it, as you get him to catch four innings and then potentially run the same playbook,” Roberts said Sunday. “But if he says he feels good, there’s no remnant of Game 1. It might be difficult for him not to put on a pencil.
lineup vs. Phillies
- Shohei Ohtani, DH
- Mookie Betts, ss
- Teoscar Hernandez, RF
- Freddie Freeman, 1b
- Tommy Edman, 2b
- Kique Hernandez, lf
- Miguel Rojas, 3b
- Andy Page, cf
- Leg loat bed, c
How to watch and Phillies NLDS Game 2 on Monday
The Los Angeles and Philadelphia Phillies are scheduled for their first pitch at 3:08pm in Game 2 of the NLDS on Monday, October 6th. The game will be broadcast on TBS.
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