The Los Angeles Dodgers and Tampa Bay Rays will play Game 1 of the 2020 World Series at Globe Life Field in Arlington on Tuesday. The Dodgers cleared the Brewers and the Padres in the NL Wild Card and NLDS, separately.
Los Angeles progressed to the World Series with a Match 7 dominate over the Braves in the NLCS. In the interim, the Rays beat the Blue Jays in the AL Wild Card round, moved beyond the Yankees in five games in the NLDS and afterward won the flag with a Match 7 dominate over the Astros in the ALCS.
The Dodgers finished their NLCS rebound subsequent to falling behind, 3-1 in the arrangement. The Rays, then, held off a rebound danger from the Astros when Houston turned out to be only the second group in MLB history to drive a Game 7 in the wake of falling into a 3-0 arrangement opening.
The Rays come into Game 1 on three days of rest, while the Dodgers will be on two days of rest. Both of the best-of-seven Championship Series went the full separation this year, checking only the third time in MLB history that is occurred. The 2003 and 2004 postseasons were the main other multiple times.
The Rays will contend in their first World Series since 2008. The Tampa establishment has always lost a World Series in its 22-year long presence. The Dodgers are focusing on their first World Series title since 1988, be that as it may, the club is making their third Fall Classic in four years. L.A. lost to the Astros in 2017 and the Red Sox in 2018 preceding getting angry with the inevitable boss Washington Nationals last season.
Presently, how about we put things in place for Game 1 with certain basics.
How to watch
Date: Tuesday, Oct. 20 | Time: 8:00 p.m. ET
Location: Globe Life Field (Arlington, Texas)
Television: Fox | Stream: fuboTV (go after free)
Odds: LAD – 172; TB +157; O/U: 7.5
Pitchers: LHP Clayton Kershaw versus RHP Tyler Glasnow
Follow: CBS Sports App
Preview
The Dodgers and Rays were the best groups in baseball during the ordinary season. Los Angeles got done with the best record (43-17) and run differential (+136) in the National League, while Tampa Bay scored an American League-best record of 40-20 and completed in a bind with the Chicago White Sox for the best run differential (+60). The two clubs likewise brag profound and skilled pitching staffs.
To the extent the pitching matchup goes for the arrangement opener, it’ll be veteran southpaw Clayton Kershaw versus 27-year-old right-hander Tyler Glasnow. Kershaw will pitch on an entire, four days rest after he tossed five innings and permitted four runs in the Dodgers’ NLCS Game 4 misfortune to the Braves.
Kershaw, 32, made World Series begins in 2017 and 2018. Yet, the Dodgers have lost every one of his previous three World Series begins. His lone dominate came in Match 1 of the 2017 World Series against the Astros, when he tossed seven, one-run (a performance grand slam) innings and struck out 11 hitters. His 2020 season finisher details remember a 3.32 ERA for three beginnings (19 innings) with 23 strikeouts and two strolls.
Glasnow will get the show on the road in Game 1 subsequent to making four beginnings this postseason. Through 19 1/3 innings in the 2020 end of the season games, Glasnow claims an ERA of 4.66 with 25 strikeouts and eight strolls. Glasnow essentially depends on a major fastball that midpoints 98 mph and a bend.
Prediction:
The Dodgers get a fabulous excursion from Clayton Kershaw and advancement the Rays warm up area to press out the primary success of the 2020 World Series. Suppose Mookie Betts has another tremendous guarded play and Joc Pederson hits a grip homer. 5-3, Dodgers.
