Dodgers seek NLCS rally as series shifts to Los Angeles

Dave Roberts says Dodgers will be ready for Game 3 of NLCS

The Dodgers look forward to Game 3 of the NLCS. Looking to find energy, the Boys in Blue have now played 8 games in 12 days.

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Trailing 2-0 in the NL Championship Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers have the Atlanta Braves right where they want them. At their house.

The Braves’ last win at Dodger Stadium was June 9, 2018. They’ve lost nine straight in Los Angeles, getting swept in a three-game series in late August and were shut out twice in the 2018 NL Division Series.

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Going back to the 2013 NLDS, the Braves have dropped 19 of their last 22 in LA.

The Dodgers were an MLB-best 58-23 at home, ending the regular season on a franchise-record 15-game winning streak at Chavez Ravine. But as a wild-card team, they don’t have home-field advantage in the NL playoffs despite 106 wins.

"We’re back home," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Monday. "We expect to win Game 3."

The series resumes Tuesday at Dodger Stadium. Los Angeles is a 3-2 favorite, according to FanDuel Sportsbook.

"They’re just really good here, really good," Braves manager Brian Snitker said. "It’s fun to come out here. Dodger Stadium is an electric place and the weather’s nice."

Charlie Morton (0-1, 3.86 ERA in the postseason) starts for the Braves. Walker Buehler (0-1, 3.38), a 16-game winner in the regular season, takes the mound for the Dodgers.

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"If the baseball sayings are right, you’re only as good as your next day’s starting pitcher," All-Star pitcher Max Scherzer said, "and so we got Walk going on the mound and we definitely believe we can win with him. Our mindset is just win the next game."

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