The biggest question is who would be in center field. That has been answered, as the team is going with Kiké Hernández in a must-win game. Hernández is 2-for-6 this postseason, and went 2-for-4 in Wednesday's big 8-0 win.
This pitching matchup makes history as the first game in postseason history between two Japanese-born starting pitchers. Yamamoto struggled in Game 1 of this series, allowing five earned runs on five hits with two walks and just one strikeout.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto is starting. It's win or go home. As for the pitchers, it will be Yoshinobu Yamamoto vs. Yu Darvish in Game 5.
Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman are expected to lead the team's offense, while the pressure also falls on Yamamoto as he aims to redeem himself after a rough Game 1.
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