Texas natives Minter for Braves, May for Dodgers in NLCS G5
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Your support makes all the difference.Lefty reliever A.J. Minter will be the first pitcher on the mound for the Atlanta Braves who are going with a bullpen day with a chance to get into their first World Series since 1999.
Atlanta took a 3-1 series lead over the Los Angeles Dodgers into Game 5 of the National League Championship Series on Friday night.
Dustin May, like Minter a Texas native, was starting for the Dodgers.
Minter had never started in the big leagues, in 139 regular-season games over four seasons or his five previous postseason appearances He was the fourth of seven pitchers the Braves used in Game 2, when they held on for an 8-7 win. This is his fourth appearance in these playoffs after an 0.83 ERA over 21 2-3 innings in 22 games during the regular season.
May pitched 4 2/3 scoreless innings in his previous three appearances this postseason, including a start in the clinching Game 3 of the NL Division Series against San Diego when he pitched an inning in an opener role. He was 3-1 with a 2.57 ERA in the regular season, starting 10 of his 12 games.
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