First pitch: Monday, 8:35 p.m. ET
NL Division Series – Game 3
I wLine: Los Angeles +170, New York -180, Total: 6.5

The Dodgers will be looking to carry their momentum from Game 2 into this Game 3 meeting with the Mets in New York on Monday.

The Dodgers looked to be in serious trouble in Game 2, trailing 2-1 against the Mets before scoring four runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to win 5-2. This series is now tied up at 1-1. The Dodgers have won five of their past six games coming into this contest, but they are just 4-5 against the Mets on the year overall and 2-2 when playing in New York. The starters in this game are going to be LHP Brett Anderson (10-9, 3.74 ERA, 116 K) for the Dodgers and RHP Matt Harvey (13-8, 2.85 ERA, 188 K) for the Mets. Los Angeles is 17-3 against the money line with an on base percentage of .300 or worse over its past 15 games this season. New York, however, is 15-2 against the money line when playing on Monday this season and 9-1 against the money line after having lost six or seven of its past eight games on the year as well. 2B Chase Utley (Suspension) is expected to be out for Games 3 and 4 of this series and 3B Ruben Tejada (Knee) is out for the playoffs as a result of Utley’s dangerous slide into second base last game.

The Dodgers needed a victory in Game 2 and were able to get the job done to take some pressure off of the team heading into this contest. Brett Anderson had an up-and-down year with Los Angeles, but he ended the year on a positive note, pitching 7.2 innings and allowing just two earned runs in a meeting with the Giants on Oct. 1. One thing that works in his favor is the fact that he was much better on the road this season than he was at home. Anderson went 7-4 with a 3.07 ERA when pitching on the road and should benefit from starting in the pitcher-friendly Citi Field. 1B Adrian Gonzalez (.275, 28 HR, 90 RBI) was clutch in Game 2, hitting a double that drove in two runs to give the Dodgers a 4-2 lead in the seventh inning on Saturday. He’ll need to keep producing at the plate if Los Angeles is going to find a way to win this series. 3B Justin Turner (.294, 16 HR, 60 RBI) has been hot this series, going 4-for-8 with three doubles and an RBI. It would really help the team if he is able to keep driving in runs behind Gonzalez.

Matt Harvey will be taking the mound for the Mets on Monday and Harvey was very solid in his final three starts of the year. He pitched a total of 17.2 innings in those games and allowed just two earned runs over those starts. He also struck out a total of 24 batters in those games and will need to bring the same dominant stuff in Game 3. In two meetings with the Dodgers this season, Harvey pitched 12.0 innings and allowed five earned runs on 13 hits. While those numbers aren’t horrible, even allowing three earned in the postseason will put the Mets in danger of losing. He’ll need to be at his absolute best on Monday. One big positive for the Mets to take away from Game 2 was that OF Yoenis Cespedes (.291, 35 HR, 105 RBI) was able to go yard. He had not homered since Sep. 14 and the Mets desperately need his power in the playoffs.