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Dodgers blank Mets AGAIN in NLCS, Yankees lead ALCS despite great play | Baseball Bar-B-Cast

Vaseline October 17, 2024

The Los Angeles Dodgers entered a rowdy Citi Field on Wednesday night, hoping to put their Game 2 disaster behind them. In their battle against Luis Severino and the New York Mets, the Dodgers were able to change the narrative of the series again, this time by defeating the Amazin’s for the second time in this NLCS.

Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman discuss Walker Buehler’s impressive four innings after his rough NLDS start, Kiké Hernández reappearing in October, and Shohei Ohtani’s majestic home run that helped slam the door shut on the Mets and give the Dodgers a 2-0 series lead to be delivered. They also give a preview of what to expect in Game 4 on Thursday night.

Furthermore, in this episode of the Baseball Bar-B-Cast, Jake and Jordan discuss the New York Yankees’ Game 2 win, which puts them up 2-0 in the ALCS against the Cleveland Guardians. With the Bronx Bombers not playing their best ball right now, can the Guardians play more like they did during the regular season to get back into this series?

The guys close out the show by going around the league to talk about the Philadelphia Phillies extending Rob Thomson’s contract, the Chicago White Sox and Minnesota Twins potentially being up for sale, and what the Tampa Bay Rays could do if Tropicana Field isn’t ready. the 2025 season after damage from Hurricane Milton.

(1:14) – NLCS Game 3 Recap

(16:44) – NLCS Game 4 preview

(18:52) – ALCS Game 2 Recap

(26:03) – ALCS Game 3 preview

(30:49) – News from around the league