{"id":87269,"date":"2020-10-12T14:00:05","date_gmt":"2020-10-12T11:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/dodgers-are-ready-for-nlcs-pressure-they-face-vs-braves\/"},"modified":"2020-10-12T14:00:05","modified_gmt":"2020-10-12T11:00:05","slug":"dodgers-are-ready-for-nlcs-pressure-they-face-vs-braves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/dodgers-are-ready-for-nlcs-pressure-they-face-vs-braves\/","title":{"rendered":"#Dodgers are ready for NLCS pressure they face vs. Braves"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Dodgers are ready for NLCS pressure they face vs. Braves<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

\n Justin Turner called a team meeting before the Dodgers began the NLDS, just to remind teammates the postseason can be challenging, even for the best teams.<\/p>\n

The Dodgers proceeded to sweep the Padres in the best-of-five series<\/a>, reaffirming their position as the clear favorite from the National League to reach the World Series this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s obvious we all know what\u2019s at stake, and we all know what we\u2019re playing for,\u201d Turner, the former Mets infielder, said Sunday when asked about the meeting he conducted last week. \u201cBut just to remind guys not everything is going to go our way, it might not always be easy, but as long as we keep mentally grinding and supporting each other and playing as a group together, we\u2019ll be all right, and we\u2019ll get through anything.\u201d<\/p>\n

The latest \u201canything\u201d for the Dodgers, in their attempt to break through and win the franchise\u2019s first World Series since 1988, is a loaded Braves team that also hasn\u2019t lost this postseason.<\/p>\n

One team will sustain that initial setback Monday night, when the Braves and Dodgers play Game<\/a> 1 of the NL Championship Series at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. The Dodgers will send Walker Buehler to the mound, and the Braves have lefty Max Fried ready.<\/p>\n

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Justin Turner and the Dodgers open the NLCS against the Braves tonight.<\/span>AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Turner, who is playing in the NLCS for the fourth time in five years \u2014 the Dodgers lost in the division series last season to the eventual World Series-champion Nationals \u2014 was asked about the parallels between his team and the Braves.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s a weird question this year because we didn\u2019t get an opportunity to play them during the regular season,\u201d Turner said. \u201cWe know they are a good club, and they are playing good baseball right now, and we are pretty confident in ourselves, so there is at least one parallel.\u201d<\/p>\n

Maybe the most surprising statistic is the Dodgers have hit only two homers in their five postseason games (Cody Bellinger and Corey Seager own them).<\/p>\n

As always, the Dodgers have relied heavily on a deep bullpen that is ready for action once the third time through the batting order arrives. Blake Treinen has been the most reliable Dodgers reliever this postseason, with 3 \u00b9\/\u2083 scoreless innings over four app<\/a>earances.<\/p>\n

If there is a home-field advantage, it belongs to the Dodgers, who played the NLDS in Arlington while the Braves were sweeping the Marlins in Houston. Even so, it\u2019s far from the comforts of Dodger Stadium.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt this point of the game, I don\u2019t really see a huge advantage from playing here, but obviously we\u2019re settled in and comfortable here, and [the Braves] have got to walk into a new clubhouse and atmosphere,\u201d Buehler said. \u201cBut at the end of the day, it\u2019s about what happens on the field, not what the clubhouse is like.\u201d<\/p>\n

Different for both teams will be the sight of fans for the first time this season, with about 11,000 expected to attend each of the games.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a step back toward normalcy, where people have the right to be free and make a choice to go out and do what they want to do,\u201d Treinen said. \u201cIf they want to come to a ballgame, come to a ballgame. I know we have all certainly welcomed it, and we\u2019re excited for it. It\u2019s not fun playing baseball without fans.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Dodgers lost the World Series to the Astros and Red Sox, respectively, in 2017 and \u201918. The missing title is unfinished business for a franchise that has dominated in the last six seasons. Would winning it in this pandemic-shortened season mean as much?<\/p>\n

\u201cIt means as much,\u201d Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. \u201cWe have to get there first and still finish, take care of business. But in general<\/a>, I think all players and managers feel the same: This industry was in a tough spot and to see where we\u2019re at right now and, hopefully, we get through this and have a World Series champion, it\u2019s quite an accomplishment, for everyone.\u201d\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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