San Diego at Los Angeles

The Texas ballpark is small, a great offensive park, and Los Angeles was tops during the regular season in runs scored and homers. Batters are hitting just .178 off starter Walker Buehler, and the team is 8-1 in his last nine starts. The Dodgers are 147-70 versus teams whose hitters strike out seven or more times per game. San Diego is 42-85 against an NL starting pitcher whose WHIP is 1.250 or better. Teams are 4-4 in the last eight starts made by Mike Clevinger. He has not pitched since September 23 (elbow), and he had a cortisone shot in his elbow two days later. The super-talented Dodgers are on a 36-15 run against San Diego and hold all the cards. Play Los Angeles.