Dodgers tab left-hander Julio Urías to start the NLCS Game 3 against the Atlanta Braves

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Clayton Kershaw, scratched from his Dodgers NLCS Game 2 start because of back spasms, is pushed back to at least Game 4 with Urías starting Game 3.

Julio Urías will start Game 3 of the National League Championship Series for the Dodgers on Wednesday, the team announced.

Speaking to reporters Tuesday prior to the team’s announcement that Urías will start Game 3, manager Dave Roberts said Kershaw’s injury had made the Dodgers reconsider Urías’ swingman role out of the bullpen.Wednesday will be Urías’ first postseason start since Game 4 of the 2016 NLCS, when he allowed four runs in 3⅔ innings to the Chicago Cubs. During the regular season he went 3-0 with a 3.27 earned-run average in 11 appearances .

Duvall was a critical part of the Braves’ potent lineup. He hit 16 homers and drove in 33 runs in the regular season. He was much quieter in the postseason, held to two for 20 at the plate. Duvall was replaced on the roster by Johan Camargo. A switch-hitting infielder, he batted .200 in the regular season. The last time he played in the postseason, he was 0 for 15 in the 2018 National League Division Series the Braves lost to the Dodgers.George Lombard recently interviewed for the Detroit Tigers’ managerial vacancy, according to a person with knowledge of the situation, the second straight offseason the Dodgers’ first base coach has interviewed for a managerial opening.

 

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