⁍ The Los Angeles Dodgers are one win away from winning their first World Series title in 32 years.
⁍ Los Angeles took a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series with a 4-2 victory in Game 5 on Sunday night.
⁍ The Rays will aim to extend their season one more day in Game 6 with left-hander Blake Snell on the mound.
– The Los Angeles Dodgers are one win away from their first World Series title in 32 years after beating the Tampa Bay Rays 4-2 on Sunday night. Game 6 is Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium, with the best-of-seven series now heading back to Tampa with the Dodgers up 3-2. Here’s a look at what’s at stake: The Rays will send Blake Snell to the mound, hoping to extend their season one more day. Snell was solid in the Rays’ 6-4 victory in Game 2. He gave up two runs on two hits in 4 2/3 innings, with four walks and nine strikeouts. “(I’m) always confident in this bunch,’ Kiermaier said. “If there’s any team that can respond well with their backs against the wall, our group is the group that has come through when we need it the most.’ Tampa Bay built a 5-0 lead for Snell in Game 2 as the offense got a jump on what was essentially a bullpen day for the Dodgers. Brandon Lowe emerged from a postseason slump with two home runs. Dodgers right-hander Tony Gonsolin started Game 2 and went one inning on short rest. He will take the mound again in more of a traditional start, although he likely would have to be dominating in order to go five innings. A bullpen-heavy game is not the Dodgers’ forte, although it did get them through Game 7 of the National League Championship Series against Atlanta. Now they are poised to win it all for the first time since 1988, when Kirk Gibson’s walk-off home run set the tone for the Dodgers.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-baseball-mlb-lad-tb-preview/dodgers-intent-on-ending-title-drought-in-game-6-idUSKBN27B2SK