ALCS, NLCS analysis: Mets stay alive; Yankees are one game away

One team is one win from the World Series. Another is one win from turning their league championship series around.

In the opener, the Los Angeles Dodgers have a 3-1 NLCS lead and can punch their ticket to the Fall Classic with a victory over the New York Mets. In the later game, if the Cleveland Guardians can follow up their instant classic victory over the New York Yankees last night with another win tonight, they’d tie the ALCS at two.

Whatever happens, we’ve got it all covered, from live updates and analysis during the games to takeaways after the final pitch to what’s next for each team.

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Today’s matchups

* All times Eastern

Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Mets, 5:08 p.m.

Dodgers lead series 3-1

Pitching matchup: Jack Flaherty (13-7, 3.17 ERA) vs. David Peterson (10-3, 2.90 ERA)

Starting lineups:

Dodgers

Shohei Ohtani (L) DH
Mookie Betts (R) RF
Teoscar Hernandez (R) LF
Freddie Freeman (L) 1B
Tommy Edman (S) SS
Enrique Hernandez (R) 2B
Max Muncy (L) 3B
Will Smith (R) C
Andy Pages (R) CF

Mets

Francisco Lindor (S) SS
Brandon Nimmo (L) LF
Mark Vientos (R) 3B
Pete Alonso (R) 1B
Jesse Winker (L) DH
Starling Marte (R) RF
Tyrone Taylor (R) CF
Jeff McNeil (L) 2B
Francisco Alvarez (R) C

New York Yankees at Cleveland Guardians, 8:08 p.m.

Yankees lead series 2-1

Pitching matchup: Luis Gil (15-7, 3.50 ERA) vs. Gavin Williams (3-10, 4.86 ERA)

Starting lineups:

Yankees

TBD

Guardians

TBD

Live updates

Check back at start of Dodgers-Mets Game 5 for live updates throughout Friday’s games.