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DYK: Facts and figures from NLCS Game 3
- Updated: October 19, 2016
The National League Championship Series shifted to Los Angeles for Game 3 on Tuesday night, and the Dodgers took advantage, earning a 6-0 victory over the Cubs.
Left-hander Rich Hill tossed six scoreless innings, Corey Seager picked up three hits, and both Yasmani Grandal and Justin Turner homered off Jake Arrieta for the Dodgers, who now lead the best-of-seven series, 2-1.
• NLCS Game 4: Today at 8 p.m. ET on FS1
Here are some facts and figures to know from Game 3:
Game Date Time Matchup TV/Highlights Gm 1 Oct. 15 CHC 8, LAD 4 Gm 2 Oct. 16 LAD 1, CHC 0 Gm 3 Oct. 18 LAD 6, CHC 0 Gm 4 Oct. 19 8 p.m. CHC @ LAD FS1 Gm 5 Oct. 20 8 p.m. CHC @ LAD FS1 *Gm 6 Oct. 22 TBD LAD @ CHC FS1 *Gm 7 Oct. 23 TBD LAD @ CHC FS1 * If necessary | All times listed ET • NLCS coverageShop for postseason gear: Cubs | Dodgers
• Historically, Los Angeles’ Game 3 victory is a good omen. Prior to this fall, teams that grabbed a 2-1 lead in a best-of-seven League Championship Series (dating back to 1985) had gone 38-11, and teams that had won Game 3 at home in a best-of-7 LCS when the series was tied 1-1 had gone on to win 12 out of 19 times.
• After they were shut out 1-0 by Clayton Kershaw and Kenley Jansen in Game 2 on Sunday, the Cubs were shut down by Hill, Joe Blanton, Grant Dayton and Jansen again in Game 3. The Cubs have played in 100 postseason games dating back to 1906, and this is the first time the franchise has gone scoreless in back-to-back games.
Only three other teams have gone scoreless in back-to-back games in a League Championship Series: the 1991 Pirates, 1987 Giants and 1974 Orioles. All three teams went on to lose the series.
• Conversely, Tuesday marked the Dodgers’ 200th postseason game in their history, and this was the first time they have posted back-to-back shutouts.
• Cubs hitters have gone just 6-for-60 with one extra-base hit (Dexter Fowler’s eighth-inning double Tuesday night) over the last two games in this series. The struggles are most pronounced in Chicago’s 3-5 hitters, who have combined to go 2-for-40 (.050) with one extra-base hit, two walks and six strikeouts over the first three games of the NLCS.
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