So, should the Dodgers try really hard to get home field advantage, or should they concentrate on resting their regulars before the playoffs start for the Dodgers and Mets on Friday, October 9?
How many pitchers should make the playoff roster and which ones?
How many outfielders should make the playoff roster and which ones?
How many infielders should make the playoff roster and which ones?
Who’s the emergency catcher behind Grandal and Ellis for the playoffs?
Dodgers at Giants, 12:45PM PT, TV: SPNLA, CSN-BA
Businessman’s special today — baseball under the sun as Abner Doubleday meant it to be played!
Brett Anderson goes for the Dodgers. He’s looking for win number 10 on the year, but perhaps even more importantly, if he goes three innings he’ll surpass the 175 1/3 innings he pitched in his rookie year of 2009, the most he’s ever pitched in a single season. He’s had a tough September, though, going 1-1 with a 6.20 ERA for the month and 11 earned runs in only 8 2/3 innings in his last two starts.
He’ll face Tim Hudson, who is the major leagues’ active leader in wins with 222 against 132 losses. He’s got a career ERA of 3.49. He’s retiring at the end of this season, during which he’s 8-8 with a 4.30 ERA. His last start was not good; he went only 1 1/3 innings against the As on Saturday.
Lineup:
Today's lineup — 12:45 p.m. start:
Crawford LF
Kendrick 2B
Gonzalez 1B
Ethier RF
Seager SS
Utley 3B
Grandal C
Hernandez CF
Anderson P
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) October 1, 2015