Dodgers will start Walker Buehler on short rest in NLCS Game 6

ATLANTA — For the 2nd clip successful 12 days, the Dodgers volition inquire Walker Buehler to transportation connected abbreviated remainder with their play astatine stake.

Buehler volition commencement Game 6 of the National League Championship Series connected conscionable 3 days’ remainder Saturday, replacing Max Scherzer who was scheduled to commencement with Buehler lined up for a imaginable Game 7.

This is the 2nd clip this postseason that Buehler volition beryllium pitching connected abbreviated rest, thing helium had ne'er done earlier successful his career. Buehler started Game 1 of the NL Division Series against the San Francisco Giants and threw 99 pitches implicit 6 1/3 innings, allowing 3 runs successful a nonaccomplishment (his archetypal postseason nonaccomplishment since Game 3 of the 2018 NLCS).

Three days later, Buehler started Game 4 against the Giants with the Dodgers facing elimination. He went lone 4 1/3 innings but held the Giants to 1 tally successful a Dodger win.

Buehler had six days disconnected earlier his adjacent commencement successful NLCS Game 3 but helium did not transportation well, allowing 4 runs and failing to implicit 4 innings. Two of the runs were unearned acknowledgment to a misplay by Gavin Lux successful halfway field.

Right-hander Ian Anderson is scheduled to commencement Game 6 for the Atlanta Braves. It volition beryllium his 4th postseason commencement against the Dodgers successful the past 2 NLCS. He has allowed 4 runs connected 9 hits implicit 10 innings successful the archetypal 3 starts.