The time for talking is over as Matt Harvey and the New York Mets are set for their Game 3 showdown against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
New York Mets (1-1) vs Los Angeles Dodgers (1-1)
Game 3 – NLDS tied 1-1
Monday, October 12, 8:37 PM on TBS
Citi Field, Flushing, New York
By Robby Sabo
There’s literally nothing left to say. The time for talk is over, and Game 3 of the NLDS between the New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers is just moments away.
Matt Harvey will take the ball from Terry Collins. Once again, he finds himself in the situation of facing immense pressure. If starting the biggest game of his young career wasn’t enough, he now has to deal with all of the Chase Utley nonsense.
Perhaps a blessing, Utley won’t be in Don Mattingly’s lineup. The Dodgers will counter Harvey with lefty Bret Anderson. This, of course, means no Michael Conforto for the Mets, even despite rumors that the organization was tinkering with the idea.
The Big Apple gets the big stage in less than an hour. @Dodgers at @Mets on TBS: http://t.co/hOYgRh6ZsV #NLDS pic.twitter.com/IMYsDA7L8F
— MLB (@MLB) October 12, 2015
Dodgers y Mets lineup, Juego 3. pic.twitter.com/yRLUn9weSw
— Jennireth García⚽ (@Jrgg_96) October 13, 2015
.@MattHarvey33 went 5-1 with a 1.25 ERA in his last 11 home starts. #MetsFacts pic.twitter.com/jQygvG4w4X
— New York Mets (@Mets) October 12, 2015
Instead of the veteran Michael Cuddyer, Collins has opted to go defense with Juan Lagares in center and Yoenis Cespedes in right. Of course Wilmer Flores will now take over as the everyday shortstop due to the slide from hell that took out Ruben Tejada for the rest of the postseaosn.
The thought on everybody’s mind should be answered very quickly into this one. Will Harvey bring his own version of revenge on the Dodgers? Will he plunk a guy early in a situation like no men on and two out?
If the umpires give stern warnings prior to the game, it is doubtful, especially with Utley riding the pine.
First pitch from New York comes your way at 8:37 PM ET in this most critical game (series tied at 1-1).
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