True Blue LA - NLCS Game 3: Dodgers 6, Cubs 1Where The Dodger Dogs Are Always Grilledhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/49563/truebluela_fav.png2017-10-17T23:54:01-07:00http://www.truebluela.com/rss/stream/162549152017-10-17T23:54:01-07:002017-10-17T23:54:01-07:00Chris Taylor highlights Dodgers’ depth & versatility
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<figcaption>Neither Cody Bellinger nor Chris Taylor started the season with the Dodgers. But both made tremendous contributions to a team now one win away from the World Series. | Dennis Wierzbicki-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption>
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<p id="u25vUz">The <a href="https://www.truebluela.com/">Dodgers</a> are one victory away from their first World Series appearance in 29 years, and <span>Chris Taylor</span> was a big reason why on Tuesday night in Game 3 of the NLCS against the <a href="https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/">Cubs</a>.</p>
<p id="EOQ5qI">Taylor homered to give the Dodgers the lead on Tuesday at Wrigley Field, just as he did in the sixth inning on Saturday at Dodger Stadium. Taylor also tripled in another run in the fifth, and in the NLCS is hitting .333/.429/1.000 in three games.</p>
<p id="LxGxAu">In six playoff games, Taylor is hitting .280/.379/.640 with four extra-base hits.</p>
<p id="VYMnHC">This is a culmination of a breakout season for Taylor, one that saw him hit .288/.354/.496 with 21 home runs, 34 doubles, and 17 stolen bases. He is a vastly different hitter than the one who hit .234/.289/.309 in his first three seasons in the majors, totaling 318 plate appearances. That came from an overhaul to his swing last offseason.</p>
<p id="P0LGxj">“I knew I had to kind of make that drastic change right away and get out of my comfort zone,” <a href="https://www.mlb.com/video/ethier-taylor-on-game-3-win/c-1864168583?tid=94788780">Taylor said after the game</a>. “I had no expectations going into it. I always had confidence in my ability, and obviously I was hoping it would come. But to say I expected it to happen as fast as it did, I'd be lying.”</p>
<p id="st0G9O">Taylor started the season in Triple-A Oklahoma City, narrowly missing out on a spot on the bench as a utility man. All five Dodgers RBI in Game 3 — two by Taylor, one each by <span>Andre Ethier</span>, <span>Kyle Farmer</span> and <span>Yu Darvish</span> — were driven in by players who weren’t on the active roster on opening day.</p>
<p id="sKhrDD">A career infielder, Taylor was up in the majors in late April, and ended up starting more games in the outfield (93) than he did on the infield (32) during the regular season.</p>
<p id="WeWkbw">“He's a tireless worker. He's got a great head. He competes, and now you take that swing chain, and he's an impact player,” <a href="https://www.mlb.com/video/roberts-on-game-3-win-over-cubs/c-1864169983?tid=94788780">Dave Roberts said</a>. ”To be able to start him in center field the first couple games, and then to start him at short and to get on base, to slug, drive runs in, catch the baseball, he's a huge asset for us.”</p>
<p id="qHgM4o">Did I mention the Dodgers are up 3-0 without <span>Corey Seager</span> on their NLCS roster? </p>
<p id="gIVqOW">Taylor played the first seven innings at shortstop in Game 3, then shifted to center field. <span>Charlie Culberson</span>, who started the first two games at shortstop, took over for the final two innings. Dodgers shortstops this series are 4-for-10 with two doubles, a triple, a home run, three runs scored and three RBI.</p>
<h3 id="Rkyj58">Controlling the zone</h3>
<p id="Gwe9LB">Through three games of the NLCS, here is a big reason for the Dodgers’ success:</p>
<p id="5OPA1H">Dodgers batters: 18 walks, 20 strikeouts<br>Dodgers pitchers: 4 walks, 32 strikeouts</p>
<h3 id="rJRbwt">Up next</h3>
<p id="9KMC48"><span>Alex Wood</span> finally gets his shot on the mound, starting Game 4 on Wednesday as the Dodgers try to clinch their first pennant since 1988. <span>Jake Arrieta</span> starts for the Cubs in another 6:01 p.m. PT start.</p>
https://www.truebluela.com/2017/10/17/16494938/chris-taylor-dodgers-depth-versatility-nlcsEric Stephen2017-10-17T21:41:14-07:002017-10-17T21:41:14-07:00NLCS Game 3 a walk in the park for Dodgers
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<p>The Dodgers have won 6 straight postseason games for the first time in franchise history.</p> <p id="DSWufJ">There was a different shooting location for Tuesday’s scene, but the <a href="https://www.truebluela.com/">Dodgers</a> followed the script to perfection, beating the <a href="https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/">Cubs</a> 6-1 in Game 3 of the NLCS at Wrigley Field, moving one step closer to a Hollywood ending to their 2017 season.</p>
<p id="otRy8N"><span>Chris Taylor</span> homered and tripled, driving in two runs on Tuesday night, and <span>Yu Darvish</span> was efficiently stingy, giving the Dodgers their third comeback victory in three games, and a commanding series lead of three games to none. </p>
<p id="Wg217S">The Dodgers haven’t been this close to the World Series since — say it with me, folks -- 1988.</p>
<p id="jtqHr7">Game 3 started like the first two NLCS contests did — with a Cubs home run providing the first score of the game. On Tuesday that came courtesy of <span>Kyle Schwarber</span>, whose opposite-field solo shot gave the Cubs a 1-0 lead. It was the first of a trio of hard-hit balls in the opening inning against Darvish, who has a 4.09 ERA in the first inning.</p>
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<p id="TfhbrT">But Darvish settled down after that, allowing only three singles and a walk the rest of the night, allowing the Dodgers ample room for another comeback.</p>
<p id="YGl4xe"><span>Andre Ethier</span> erased the deficit rather quickly, leading off the second inning with a home run off his own name on the right field scoreboard, tying the score. Not bad for someone making his first start of the postseason, and in just his second plate appearance in the last 16 days. Ethier was 2-for-4 on the night.</p>
<p id="QznPjH">Taylor gave the Dodgers the lead with a solo shot of his own in the third inning, then tripled in the fifth inning to pad the advantage. That triple scored <span>Joc Pederson</span>, who started <em>his</em> first game this postseason as well and doubled.</p>
<p id="FWxzer">It was a solid night for <span>Dave Roberts</span>’ casting decisions, and his direction produced compelling theater as well.</p>
<p id="WuVzxF"><span>Kyle Hendricks</span> faced two batters in the sixth inning and both reached, ending his night. No starting pitcher against the Dodgers this postseason has pitched longer than five innings.</p>
<p id="92Mc6D">The Dodgers loaded the bases in that sixth inning and with two outs and a two-run lead, Darvish’s spot in the batting order came up. It seemed like a time Darvish might have been pulled, even at just 69 pitches, with an opportunity to add a run or two against reliever <span>Carl Edwards Jr.</span></p>
<p id="D6Jnpv">But instead, <span>Curtis Granderson</span> was pulled from the on-deck circle and Darvish — 4-for-35 (.114) with 22 strikeouts in his career, including the postseason to that point — was allowed to bat.</p>
<p id="1HjRy8">Naturally, Darvish walked. On four pitches. He <a href="https://www.truebluela.com/2017/10/17/16494298/dodgers-yu-darvish-awesome-bat-toss-cubs-fail">earned this bat flip</a>:</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Do Yu, <a href="https://twitter.com/faridyu?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@faridyu</a>. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ThisTeam?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ThisTeam</a> <a href="https://t.co/sRaCVQ5nxl">pic.twitter.com/sRaCVQ5nxl</a></p>— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) <a href="https://twitter.com/Dodgers/status/920490661442306048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 18, 2017</a>
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<p id="FDl8lV">He’s the <a href="https://bbref.com/pi/shareit/yidZJ">first Dodgers pitcher to walk with the bases loaded in the postseason</a>., and Darvish is the first with an RBI since <span>Zack Greinke</span> delivered an RBI single in Game 5 of the 2013 NLCS.</p>
<p id="2pUtNJ">The flip side of leaving Darvish in, of course, was that every additional out he could secure would mean one less needed from the bullpen, on the first of potentially three straight nights of baseball.</p>
<p id="FhlCW7">Now, it might be just <em>two</em> straight nights at Wrigley Field, if the Dodgers have their druthers.</p>
<p id="znH1aO">Darvish made the decision to keep him in the game even better with a seven-pitch sixth inning, then struck out <span>Addison Russell</span> to open the seventh, Darvish’s seventh strikeout of the game. That ended his night, but at 6⅓ innings he matched Clayton Kershaw’s NLDS Game 1 for the longest outing by a Dodgers starting pitcher this season.</p>
<p id="k8GMWo">While the Dodgers were busy tacking on a pair of insurance runs against Cubs relievers, Chicago hitters continued to be flummoxed by the Dodgers bullpen, at least until the ninth. </p>
<p id="tmycOS">Schwarber actually walked against <span>Brandon Morrow</span> in the eighth inning, but it wasn’t until the ninth when <span>Alex Avila</span> singled and <span>Albert Almora Jr.</span> doubled against Stripling to open the inning, snapping an 0-for-29 skid by the Cubs against the Dodgers bullpen in the NLCS.</p>
<p id="vL685T"><span>Kenley Jansen</span> entered to restore order, recording the final three outs. He, like Morrow, has pitched in all six games this postseason for the Dodgers.</p>
<p id="1LMjuP">The Cubs are now 2-for-34 against Dodgers relievers in the NLCS, and have scored four total runs in three games. </p>
<p id="wjsHQ6">That’s the recipe for a 3-0 series lead.</p>
<h3 id="y5wPFw">Game 3 particulars</h3>
<p id="oBadUL"><strong>Home runs</strong>: Andre Ethier (1), Chris Taylor (2); Kyle Schwarber (1)</p>
<p id="z183Sk"><strong>WP - Yu Darvish (2-0)</strong>: 6⅓ IP, 6 hits, 1 run, 1 walk, 7 strikeouts</p>
<p id="KmRIaB"><strong>LP - Kyle Hendricks (1-1)</strong>: 5+ IP, 6 hits, 4 runs (3 earned), 1 walk, 5 strikeouts</p>
https://www.truebluela.com/2017/10/17/16492544/yu-darvish-chris-taylor-dodgers-cubs-nlcs-one-win-awayEric Stephen2017-10-17T20:43:01-07:002017-10-17T20:43:01-07:00Yu Darvish walks with bases loaded, tosses bat with authority
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<p id="MrMt7U">Something has gone terribly wrong for a pitcher to walk another pitcher at any point in a baseball game. It’s a crime to walk a pitcher with the bases loaded in an important postseason game.</p>
<p id="XEL8Jg">In a surprising event, <a href="https://www.truebluela.com/">Dodgers</a>’ manager <span>Dave Roberts</span> sent <span>Yu Darvish</span> to hit for himself in a close game in the sixth inning with every base occupied. Not only did Darvish work a walk, he did it against Cubs’ reliever Carl Edwards Jr. on four pitches.</p>
<p id="nxwaEO">Darvish was pumped and tossed his bat aside with a mighty heave.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Darvish crushed that bases-loaded walk bat toss. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dodgers?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Dodgers</a> <a href="https://t.co/wGXtktrRQg">pic.twitter.com/wGXtktrRQg</a></p>— Ryan Walton (@RyanWaltonSBN) <a href="https://twitter.com/RyanWaltonSBN/status/920489593417252864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 18, 2017</a>
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<p id="WACYUo">How rare was this occurrence?</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Yu Darvish is only the 15th pitcher in postseason history to work a four-pitch walk. He's the 1st to work a bases loaded four-pitch walk.</p>— Justin Russo (@FlyByKnite) <a href="https://twitter.com/FlyByKnite/status/920488533789421568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 18, 2017</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Yu Darvish is 1st Dodgers pitcher ever to walk with bases loaded in the postseason. 1st w/RBI since Greinke in 2013 <a href="https://t.co/hpJp3cPIL2">https://t.co/hpJp3cPIL2</a></p>— Eric Stephen (@truebluela) <a href="https://twitter.com/truebluela/status/920487464476618752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 18, 2017</a>
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<p id="FBbn40">Keep doing you, Yu!</p>
https://www.truebluela.com/2017/10/17/16494298/dodgers-yu-darvish-awesome-bat-toss-cubs-failRyan Walton2017-10-17T20:30:02-07:002017-10-17T20:30:02-07:00NLCS Game 3 chat
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<p id="Aix6zm">Continue the discussion here.</p>
https://www.truebluela.com/2017/10/17/16492460/nlcs-game-3-chatEric Stephen2017-10-17T19:15:02-07:002017-10-17T19:15:02-07:00NLCS Game 3 chat
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<p id="T8LFRd">Continue the discussion here.</p>
https://www.truebluela.com/2017/10/17/16492458/nlcs-game-3-chatEric Stephen2017-10-17T14:24:51-07:002017-10-17T14:24:51-07:00Ethier gets a start in Game 3; Taylor at SS
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<p>Austin Barnes starts 5th straight game at catcher</p> <p id="rORou5">After facing left-handed pitchers in each of the first two games, a pair of right-handers take the mound for Game 3 of the NLCS in <span>Yu Darvish</span> and <span>Kyle Hendricks</span>. As a result, the lineups for the <a href="https://www.truebluela.com/">Dodgers</a> and <a href="https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/">Cubs</a> have changed a bit.</p>
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<p id="LbTMVl"><span>Chris Taylor</span> shifts to shortstop for the Dodgers in Game 3 after <span>Charlie Culberson</span> started the first two games. That opens up center field for <span>Joc Pederson</span>.</p>
<p id="r2vGNT"><span>Andre Ethier</span> makes his first start of the postseason in left field and batting fifth, after appearing in just one of the Dodgers’ first five playoff games. This is the 45th career playoff game for Ethier, <a href="https://www.truebluela.com/2017/10/6/16417606/andre-ethier-dodgers-roster-playoff-leaderboard">tied with Steve Garvey and Davey Lopes for second-most in Dodgers history</a>. Bill Russell holds the team record with 49 postseason games.</p>
<p id="qZ8zQQ"><span>Curtis Granderson</span> started 32 of 36 games against right-handed pitchers since joining the Dodgers before sitting this game. Granderson is 1-for-11 (.091) in the postseason after hitting .161/.288/.366 in 132 plate appearances with the Dodgers in the regular season.</p>
<p id="3JsAGh"><span>Cody Bellinger</span> was moved to second in the lineup, ahead of <span>Justin Turner</span> instead of his usual spot behind Turner. This is the third start of the season for <span>Bellinger</span> hitting second.</p>
<p id="IGsi8X"><span>Chase Utley</span> starts at second base after <span>Logan Forsythe</span> started in the first two NLCS games.</p>
<p id="gOcuqu">One constant though remains <span>Austin Barnes</span>, who starts behind the plate for a fifth straight game, including the second time against a right-hander. He has never faced Hendricks, and <span>Yasmani Grandal</span> is 0-for-7 with two walks against him.</p>
<p id="2MZovg">“Austin has put forth some good at-bats. Yasi hasn’t had much success against Hendricks,” <span>Dave Roberts</span> said. “The way Austin is receiving, his rapport with pitchers has been elite.”</p>
<p id="fda2qz">Roberts said Grandal would likely start Game 4 against <span>Jake Arrieta</span> on Wednesday.</p>
<p id="OBlcep">Against Darvish, <span>Kyle Schwarber</span> is back in the lineup for the Cubs, starting in left field with <span>Jason Heyward</span> in right field. <span>Jon Jay</span> starts in center field, his third different outfield position in three games this series.</p>
<p id="IkoU5C">Schwarber is batting second and <span>Ben Zobrist</span>, who didn’t start in Los Angeles, leads off at second base, giving the Cubs a new top of the batting order at home. Jay and <span>Kris Bryant</span> batted first and second in the first two games of the NLCS for Chicago.</p>
<p id="A1QAEM">The switch-hitting Zobrist hit .249/.336/.401 as a left-handed batter this season, compared to just .179/.261/.292 batting right-handed. He replaces <span>Javier Baez</span>, who is 0-for-19 with eight strikeouts and two walks this postseason, including 0-for-5 with a walk and three strikeouts during the NLCS.</p>
<h3 id="G24MqA">RBI man</h3>
<p id="hFK14z">Turner is having himself quite the postseason, <a href="https://www.truebluela.com/2017/10/15/16480328/dodgers-walk-off-justin-turner-home-run-bullpen-ridiculous-nlcs-game-2">as you might have noticed</a>. He drove in all four Dodgers runs in Game 2 — three on <a href="https://www.truebluela.com/2017/10/15/16480962/justin-turner-walk-off-home-run-video-dodgers-cubs-nlcs">one memorable swing</a> — and with 10 RBI in just five games is the fifth Dodger with 10 or more RBI in a single postseason.</p>
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<p id="nKA3t3">He’s the first with double-digit RBI since <span>Manny Ramirez</span> in 2008. Dusty Baker holds the club record, with 13 RBI in 1977.</p>
<p id="Jw6gOR">In 2016, Turner drove in eight runs in 11 games, and in his career has 22 RBI in 23 playoff games, hitting .377/.478/.636 in the postseason.</p>
<p id="u4Db48">Turner homered against Cubs starter Kyle Hendricks in 2015, but is 0-for-7 with two walks against him since, and 2-for-12 (.167) against the right-hander in his career.</p>
<p id="4Wr84S">Perhaps most importantly, Turner is <a href="http://www.americanmustacheinstitute.org/goulet-voting/">a finalist for the Robert Goulet Memorial Mustached American of the Year award from the American Mustache Institute</a>.</p>
https://www.truebluela.com/2017/10/17/16490486/dodgers-cubs-nlcs-game-3-lineups-andre-ethier-start-justin-turner-rbiEric Stephen2017-10-17T10:32:44-07:002017-10-17T10:32:44-07:00Dodgers turn to Yu Darvish on the road in NLCS Game 3
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<p id="DOwtCG">The <a href="https://www.truebluela.com/">Dodgers</a> and <a href="https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/">Cubs</a> shift to Wrigley Field for Game 3 of the NLCS on Tuesday night, with <span>Yu Darvish</span> making his second career start at Wrigley Field.</p>
<p id="04HzzC">Darvish has pitched there just once in his career, striking out nine on July 16, 2016 while with the <a href="https://www.lonestarball.com/">Rangers</a>. He allowed only two runs on two hits, but also walked four and was done after 4⅓ innings. That was just his fourth start after returning from Tommy John surgery, and was his first start after a month-long stint on the disabled list with right shoulder discomfort.</p>
<p id="3eRAEh">“There was still an uncertainty about coming off the Tommy John surgery and all that stuff. So it was really hard for me to focus on facing the hitters,” Darvish said Monday. “Now I feel pretty confident with all my physical stuff, and I'm having a different approach to the hitters. I'm pretty confident that I can pitch better this time.”</p>
<p id="S9o9dA">Darvish has allowed three total runs (two earned runs) in his last four starts — including Game 3 of the NLDS, also on the road — with 28 strikeouts and one walk in 23⅓ innings. He has allowed 11 total hits in those four games.</p>
<p id="88RT44">“Early on coming over here things sped up on him a little bit,” <span>Dave Roberts</span> said. “He was out of whack mechanically, but right now simplifying things and being able to repeat the delivery, I think he's gained a lot of confidence, and in turn we feel the same about him.”</p>
<p id="EPB0L1">In six road starts with the Dodgers, including the postseason, Darvish has a 2.23 ERA, with 44 strikeouts and five walks in 32⅓ innings.</p>
<p id="kVDJHA">The Dodgers didn’t face <span>Kyle Hendricks</span> in 2017, but he was their nemesis last year. He pitched eight strong innings against them in a win in June, then allowed one run total in two starts in the NLCS. </p>
<p id="pMowZz">In five career starts against the Dodgers, including the postseason, Hendricks has a 2.20 ERA.</p>
<p id="lTq9cY">Hendricks led the National League in ERA in 2016 and finished third in Cy Young Award voting, and since returning in July from missing seven weeks with right-hand tendinitis this year has looked very much like that pitcher again. In his last 15 starts, Hendricks has a 2.33 ERA, with 85 strikeouts (a 23.2% K rate) and 23 walks in 85 innings.</p>
<p id="kRkciL">No opposing starter has recorded an out in the sixth inning against the Dodgers this postseason. Through five playoff games, starting pitchers against them have a collective 6.30 ERA in 20 innings, with nearly as many walks (18) as strikeouts (19).</p>
<h3 id="JDyqy6">Game 3 info</h3>
<p id="q52QL6">Time: 6:01 p.m. PT</p>
<p id="Hj3ju6">TV: TBS (Brian Anderson, Ron Darling, Sam Ryan) </p>
<p id="yPFn80">Online: <a href="http://www.tbs.com">TBS.com and the Watch TBS app</a></p>
<p id="9rI2R4">Local radio: AM 570 (Charley Steiner, Rick Monday)</p>
<p id="uXTAHW">National radio: ESPN Radio (Dan Shulman, Aaron Boone)</p>
https://www.truebluela.com/2017/10/17/16485026/nlcs-game-3-yu-darvish-road-wrigley-field-kyle-hendricks-dodgers-cubsEric Stephen