MLB Playoff Game Thread (10/17): Yankees at Guardians (ALCS Game 3), Dodgers at Mets (NLCS Game 4)

Game three of the ALCS begins later this afternoon, with the Guardians looking to avoid the dreaded 3-0 deficit in the series. Clarke Schmidt is on the field for New York, while Matthew Boyd is on the field for Cleveland.

Later, the Mets will try to even their series with the Dodgers by trailing 1-2 in the series. Jose Quintana will pitch for the Mets against Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Los Angeles.

ALCS Game 3: Yankees (2-0) vs. Guardians (0-2)

Location: Progressive field
Time: 4:08 p.m. CT
Sending info: TBS, ESPN Radio

Pitching matchup:

Yankees lineup:

1. Gleyber Torres, 2B
2. Juan Soto, RF
3. Aaron Judge, CF
4. Giancarlo Stanton, DH
5. Jazz Chisholm Jr., 3B
6. Jon Berti, 1B
7. Anthony Volpe, SS
8. Alex Verdugo, LF
9. Jose Trevino, C

Guardians lineup:

1. Steven Kwan, LF
2. Kyle Manzardo, DH
3. Jose Ramirez, 3B
4. Josh Naylor, 1B
5. Lane Thomas, C.F
6. Daniel Schneemann, RF
7. Andres Gimenez, 2B
8. Austin Hedges, C
9. Brayan Rocchio, SS

NLCS Game 4: Dodgers (2-1) at Mets (1-2)

Location: Citi Field stadium
Time: 7:08 p.m. CT
Sending info: FS1, ESPN Radio

Pitching matchup:

Dodgers lineup:

1. TBA

Mets lineup:

1. TBA