Dodgers name Walker Buehler starter for World Series Game 3

LOS ANGELES — Walker Buehler will start Game 3 for Los Angeles Dodgers at Yankee Stadium on Monday night, keeping the rotation in the lineup and setting up a bullpen day for Game 4.

Starting Buehler in Game 3 — instead of using the day off to run the bullpen that night — lines him up as an option for a potential winner who takes all of Game 7 at Dodger Stadium.

Buehler, who will oppose New York Yankees The right-hander Clark Schmidtgenerated fewer swing-and-misses with his fastball coming off a second Tommy John surgery, forcing him to reinvent himself in a high-stakes environment.

In Game 3 at Citi Field in New York last week, Buehler leaned on his curveball to escape tough jams, holding New York Mets scoreless in four innings to set up an 8-0 victory. He pitched differently, but in some cases looked like the front-line starter who fueled the Dodgers’ rotation in past Octobers.

“We love Walker in the big games,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. – The road won’t bother him.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone announced Luis Gil will begin Game 4 in New York on Tuesday. The mission was expected; Gil was the club’s starter in Game 4 in the ALCS, surrendering two runs in four innings against the team. Cleveland Guardians.

hard-throwing rookie right-hander who would begin the season in Triple A until Gerrit Cole was sidelined with an elbow injury, cemented his place in the rotation with a stellar first half. He finished the regular season with a 3.50 ERA in 151 innings over 29 starts.

ESPN’s Jorge Castillo contributed to this report.