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Postseason Notes: Dodgers, Cortes, Senga

By Nick Deeds | October 19, 2024 at 10:23pm CDT

The Dodgers are headed back to L.A. for Game 6 of the NLCS with a 3-2 lead, but the club nonetheless faces some question marks regarding who exactly they’ll have available tomorrow. Catcher Will Smith departed Game 5 early after taking a pitch off of his glove hand during the game, but per Mike DiGiovanna of the L.A. Times x-rays on Smith’s hand came back negative and he’s expected to be available for Game 6. That’s surely a relief for the Dodgers, given that Smith (111 wRC+) is a massive improvement over back-up Austin Barnes (86 wRC+) with the bat.

Unfortunately, things are less certain regarding first baseman Freddie Freeman. The veteran star has struggled at the dish of late while playing through a sprained ankle, with just one hit in his last 15 at-bats. While Jack Harris of the L.A. Times notes that manager Dave Roberts noted that Freeman is expected to play in tomorrow’s game just as Smith is, there was more uncertainty regarding Freeman’s availability as Roberts said he did not plan to decide if Freeman will start today and that whether or not he’s in the lineup tomorrow will be determined by how the veteran feels tomorrow. Should Freeman wind up missing tomorrow’s game, Max Muncy would likely slide from third base to first, opening up the hot corner for Enrique Hernandez and center field for Andy Pages.

More from around the playoff clubs…

  • Yankees left-hander Nestor Cortes was left off the club’s roster for the ALCS as he rehabs a late-season flexor strain that’s left him sidelined for nearly a month now. Fortunately, Cortes now appears closer than ever to a return to action. As noted by The Athletic’s Chris Kirschner, the southpaw has continued to progress well and figures to have just one hurdle left to clear in his rehab: a live bullpen session in the coming days. If Cortes gets through that bullpen successfully, Kirschner suggests that Cortes is “expected” to be on the club’s World Series roster should they advance. The return of Cortes would surely be a huge boost to the Yankees’ bullpen mix, particularly after they lost right-hander Ian Hamilton for the World Series yesterday due to a calf injury. Cortes would also add another lefty option to the club’s relief corps. The club currently only features Tim Hill and Tim Mayza as lefty relief options, the latter has allowed four of eight batters to reach base to this point in the postseason.
  • Moving on to the Mets, the club opted to give the ball to left-hander David Peterson rather than right-hander Kodai Senga in Game 5 yesterday, and that decision seems to leave the door open to a role change for Senga late in the series. As relayed by Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, manager Carlos Mendoza told reporters today that he “won’t hesitate” to hand Senga the ball in a relief role in tomorrow’s game despite Senga having been exclusively used as a starter throughout his MLB career to this point. With Senga evidently available out of the pen, the Mets may have a potentially dynamic relief weapon on their hands who’s capable of pitching multiple innings as a bridge to closer Edwin Diaz. Of course, that would require Senga to have ironed out the issues that saw him walk four batters and allow three runs in 1 1/3 innings of work against the Dodgers earlier in this series.
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22 Comments

  1. el_chapo_

    9 months ago

    How to we as baseball fans arrange the most painful losing scenario, lose in 7 ‘04 Red Sox style, blowout 4 game sweep?

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    • kylegocougs

      9 months ago

      Blowout is worse, no joy whatsoever

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    • Yankee Clipper

      9 months ago

      “If you ain’t first, your last”

      To me, losing is losing.

      Reply
  2. sad tormented neglected mariners fan

    9 months ago

    If the Mets combo manaea and senga to make sure they both don’t see the same lineup a 3rd time that would be a W, then the question is who would start after manaea and senga are down…

    David Peterson on short rest? Would they be confident enough on Luis severino? Bullpen game?

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    • stevenam

      9 months ago

      Clearly Severino.

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    • SweetBabyRayKingsThickThighs

      9 months ago

      Sevy with a quick hook. If it goes 7 both teams will rely heavily on their BPs

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    • B-rocker

      9 months ago

      @sad
      Did that W stand for Woops?

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      • sad tormented neglected mariners fan

        9 months ago

        I didn’t know manaea would fail

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        • B-rocker

          9 months ago

          No one did. Still close game.

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  3. Jerry Hairston Jr's Toupee

    9 months ago

    It’s a no-brainer to sit Freeman. Dude isn’t doing jack at the plate. Give the ankle another day off. They be fine with Pages in there….

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    • Bill M

      9 months ago

      Pages is killing the Mets in a Freeman-like way

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      • BlueSkies_LA

        9 months ago

        In the one game, anyway. Otherwise he hasn’t done much.

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  4. YellowCleats

    9 months ago

    If buehler pitches again watch his fingers carefully and how he licks off sticky stuff after final pitch each inning .

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    • Boston’s Alignment

      9 months ago

      I’m no expert, but I don’t think you can lick baseballs version of sticky stuff off your fingers.

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      • BlueSkies_LA

        9 months ago

        Maybe he’s using Karo syrup. Why do I have to be the one who thinks of these things?

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    • B-rocker

      9 months ago

      We are back ordered on tinfoil hats.

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      • mlbnyyfan

        9 months ago

        If Yankees don’t take Holmes off the WS roster someone should be fired. Bring back Cortez and Poteet. Drop Dominez and Holmes. The Yankees need all the pitching they can get. Both Cortez and Poteet give go a few innings. Dominez time will come just not now.

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        • jerseyjohn

          9 months ago

          Removing Holmes is crazy talk. I could see dumping Dominguez in favor of another arm.

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        • YankeesBleacherCreature

          9 months ago

          He’s been complaining about Holmes and his release for months. With the Yankees advancing to the WS, it’s time to complain about something else if you must. Stroman and Mayza weren’t even used in the ALCS and the arms will all be fresh for Game 1. Keep Jasson if they intend for him to only be a pinch-runner.

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    • flyinhawaiian

      9 months ago

      Stupid is as stupid does.

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    • Cam

      9 months ago

      Buehler’s spin rate in that start was actually down on his average, but don’t let facts get in the way of a good conspiracy theory.

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  5. Yankee Clipper

    9 months ago

    Let’s go YANKEES!

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