After missing a chance to take a commanding 2-0 in this NLCS on Monday afternoon, and instead letting the Mets snatch back home-field edge as this series heads back to Citi Field, the pressure is now on the Dodgers. There's another issue for the Blue...Shohei Ohtani. We are in the midst of finding out how far the Blue can progress without Ohtani pulling his weight. That's out of the ordinary, but in the playoffs, he's only batting .222, and without an extra-base hit since Game One of the San Diego NLDS. For New York, Luis Severino hasn't been the Mets' most effective pitcher, but when he starts, he's usually good for at least six innings of work 9as in six of his last seven starts). he'll get bullpen relief in the later innings, but we suspect the Mets get there in better shape than LA because Walker Buehler, who has a 5.61 ERA in nine starts since being reactivated in August. Play Mets on Money Line