![]() ![]() Roberts said the team wanted Lux’s left-handed bat in the lineup, especially against right-handed Giants starter Anthony DeSclafani. In the outfield, they put Gavin Lux in center field - a position he only started playing at the professional level last month - and shifted Chris Taylor to left, dropping AJ Pollock to the bench. The Dodgers also tweaked their lineup Tuesday. In the three previous outings (Game 7 of the 2018 NLCS, Game 5 of the 2019 NLDS and Game 6 of the 2020 NLCS) he has a 1.04 ERA. Tuesday will also be the fourth elimination game Buehler has started in his playoff career. Clayton Kershaw did it twice in the same scenario - pitching Game 4 of an NLDS with the team facing elimination - in 20. ![]() “It’s purely just watching the game.”īuehler will become only the second pitcher the Dodgers have started twice within five days in the postseason under Roberts and president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman. “That will be dictated on how he’s throwing the baseball and how he feels,” Roberts said. Roberts didn’t say how long Buehler might be able to pitch, but acknowledged he’ll be on a tighter leash than usual. “Taking down as many outs as we can with the best arms available was the original thought,” Roberts said, adding: “Once came today and felt good, it was a no-brainer.” Once the Dodgers lost Monday to put their season on brink, they decided to go with Buehler instead of a Tony Gonsolin start or bullpen game. Roberts said Buehler, who pitched 6 1/3 innings and gave up three runs in Game 1 on Friday, approached the coaching staff following Game 2 about starting again on short rest. Times Sports October 12, 2021ĭodger notes: Walker Buehler will pitch on three days rest for the first time in his major league career. Here's the starting lineups for the #Dodgers and #Giants for Game 4 of the NLDS /5Jg3CRL8oL- L.A. He is still learning the basics and manager Dave Roberts had indicated Lux wouldn’t start in the outfield in the playoffs. The last time the former top prospect was seen in center field, he was crashing face first into the wall during the season’s final week. Lux has been an outfielder for all of five weeks. And yet it wasn’t a given for an organization that handles pitchers with deliberate caution, assessing risk at every turn down to the most minuscule details.Īnother relatively out-of-character move arose a few hours later: Gavin Lux would start in center field. It was the obvious choice with the Dodgers on the brink of elimination. Tuesday: Walker Buehler would start Game 4 of the National League Division Series against the San Francisco Giants on three days’ rest for the first time in his major-league career. Los Angeles Dodgers players Walker Buehler, Mookie Betts, Gavin Lux and manager Dave Roberts discuss the Dodgers’ win over the San Francisco Giants in Game 4 of the NLDS. ![]()
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