Dodgers News: Ryan Brasier Expected to Start Game 2 of NLCS
The Los Angeles Dodgers have reliever Ryan Brasier listed as the starter for Monday’s bullpen game.
Brasier started Game 4 of the National League Division Series, which was a win-or-go-home game for the Dodgers. The right-hander retired one batter, gave up zero runs, and no walks through 1.1 innings pitched against the San Diego Padres. Brasier threw 13 strikes in his 19-pitch outing.
The Dodgers are hopeful Brasier can replicate his performance Monday afternoon against the Mets. The Dodgers’ pitching staff has thrown 33 consecutive scoreless innings in the postseason, tying the 1966 Baltimore Orioles who held the major league record.
Ahead of Game 4 against the Padres, several baseball analysts believed the Dodgers were making a grave error by having a bullpen game in an elimination contest. However, the Dodgers bullpen has been lights out for a majority of the postseason.
The Dodgers were dubbed as underdogs heading into October, mainly because of the injury-ridden pitching staff. It only made sense that the Dodgers wouldn’t be able to hold off dynamic rosters like San Diego’s.
But the Dodgers beat the odds and they hope to continue their hot streak against New York. Jack Flaherty earned the Game 1 start. He pitched seven scoreless innings against the Mets.
As he made his exit from the mound, Dodger Stadium thanked Flaherty with a standing ovation. The Burbank native became the first Dodgers pitcher since Clayton Kershaw in 2020, to go seven innings deep into a postseason game.
“We’ll enjoy tonight but we’ve got a quick turnaround tomorrow,” Flaherty said. “I’ll have fun watching these guys go out and compete and watching everybody come out of the bullpen, whoever takes the ball and watching this lineup go to work.”
Brasier is the expected starter and he will be tasked to continue the scoreless inning streak. The entire group is adamant about avoiding premature celebrations. Although the Dodgers won 9-0 yesterday, the team has already turned their focus to Game 2.
“So we still have work to do. Whatever the score is, who cares, it’s great,” Flaherty added. “But at the end of the day all that matters is going out, winning ball games.”
The Dodgers now need three more wins to reach the World Series.
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