Nine concerns the Dodgers should have about facing the Mets in the NLCS
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Nine concerns the Dodgers should have about facing the Mets in the NLCS

LA Times  

In the postgame clubhouse following Game 5 of the National League Division Series, the expletives flowed as freely as showers of beer and champagne. What’s different about this year’s Dodgers team, Game 5 hero Kiké Hernández was asked during a postgame Fox television interview out on the field. Dodgers Dodgers vanquish recent postseason frustrations in NLDS Game 5 win over Padres Yoshinobu Yamamoto and the Dodgers’ pitching staff combined for a shutout and Kiké Hernández and Teoscar Hernández each hit home runs in win over the Padres. Next up on the Dodgers’ October conquest: the New York Mets, who will travel to Dodger Stadium for the start of a best-of-seven NL Championship Series on Sunday. As the Dodgers embark on a quick turnaround from Game 5 to another Game 1, here are nine things to know about their NLCS opponent — and the concerns the upstart Mets might pose in the best-of-seven series.

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