NLDS Game 5: Dodgers at Giants, lineups, starting pitchers, TV info

DODGERS astatine GIANTS

When: Thursday, 6:07 p.m.

Where: Oracle Park

TV: TBS

THE LINEUPS

Here’s the Dodgers’ starting lineup for contiguous …

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Giants manager Gabe Kapler says they won’t acceptable their lineup until Tommy La Stella goes done his pregame workout. The 2nd baseman has been dealing with a sore Achilles. When they merchandise it, we volition update it here.

THE PITCHERS

DODGERS RHP COREY KNEBEL (4-0, 2.45 ERA)

Vs. Giants: 0-1, 3.46 ERA (12 games, 13 innings, 19 Ks)

At Oracle Park: 0-1, 4.91 ERA (7 games, 7-1/3 innings, 11 Ks)

Postseason history: 1-0, 0.79 ERA (11 games, 11-1/3 innings, 17 Ks)

Hates to face: Kris Bryant, 3 for 12 (.250) 2 doubles, 3 RBIs, 4 BBs

Loves to face: Tommy La Stella, 0 for 5 (.000) 1 K

GIANTS RHP LOGAN WEBB (11-3, 3.03 ERA)

Vs. Dodgers: 1-2, 3.64 ERA (6 games, 29-2/3 innings, 28 Ks)

At Oracle Park: 8-4, 3.10 ERA (23 games, 119 innings)

Postseason history: 1-0, 0.00 ERA (1 game, 7-2/3 innings, 10 Ks)

Hates to face: Justin Turner, 3 for 7 (.429), 3 doubles, 2 RBIs

Loves to face: Matt Beaty, 0 for 6 (.000), 3 Ks

DUE TO BREAK OUT?

The Dodgers’ Corey Seager, Trea Turner and Justin Turner are a combined 8 for 52 done the archetypal 4 games of the series. Will 1 (or more) of those 3 hitters present successful a captious infinitesimal tonight?

LOCK IT DOWN?

The Dodgers’ bullpen has allowed conscionable 3 runs successful 17 innings successful the series, and everyone different than Game 4 starter Walker Buehler (and possibly Max Scherzer, who is lined up to commencement Game 1 of the NLCS if they advance) is disposable contiguous if needed.

DID YOU NOTICE?

In summation to the 2 shutouts, determination has yet to beryllium a pb alteration successful the series. Will the squad that scores archetypal contiguous again clasp the pb until the last out?

WHAT HOME-FIELD ADVANTAGE?

True location teams are 61-61 all-time successful winner-take-all postseason games (which excludes the neutral tract postseason games played successful 2020)