Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Mets Preview & Picks
New York are tipped to avoid elimination from the playoffs with a Game 4 win.
The Mets have already responded well to one shutout defeat in this series, and starter Jose Quintana has been in outstanding form recently.
- New York Mets are 14-3 in their previous 17 home games
- NY pitcher Jose Quintana has allowed just 2 earned runs in his last 36 innings
- The Over has cashed in 7 of the previous 9 meetings
- The Over has hit in 8 of New York's 10 playoff games so far
Head To Head
- Los Angeles Dodgers won the regular season series 4-2
- Los Angeles Dodgers lead this MLB Playoffs series 2-1
- Los Angeles Dodgers won 8-0 when the two teams last met on October 16
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Los Angeles go into tonight's game looking to give themselves an opportunity to clinch the National League Championship Series on Friday.
The Dodgers opened the series against the New York Mets with a 9-0 win at home, and then rebounded from a 7-3 defeat with an 8-0 victory on the road to take a 2-1 lead.
A victory tonight would give them the chance to wrap up this series on either Friday or Sunday.
Los Angeles booked their place in this series by fighting back from 2-1 down to win the series with San Diego, 3-2.
The Dodgers recorded 8-0 and 2-0 wins over the Padres to set up this showdown with the Mets, and they have now shut out the opponent in four of their last five games.
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New York enter this matchup looking to knot up the series at 2-2 before heading back to Los Angeles.
The Mets rebounded from a 9-0 defeat to the Dodgers with a 7-3 victory on the road, but they failed to make home advantage count in Game 3 as they were beaten 8-0.
Another defeat here would leave them needing to win back-to-back games in LA to fend off elimination.
New York's run to the National League Championship Series was an impressive one, as they dispatched Milwaukee and Philadelphia.
The Mets sandwiched a 5-3 defeat in Milwaukee with 8-4 and 4-2 wins as they advanced from the Wild Card round, and they then beat the Phillies 7-2 and 4-1 to progress from the Division Series after splitting the first two games.