<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1WWlAR_0w5TSwye00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1WWlAR_0w5TSwye00" width="1280" height="854" ><figcaption>New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor (12) celebrates after the Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 4 of the National League baseball playoff series, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger) AP</figcaption></figure>The New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers, with two of the sport’s biggest payrolls, will meet in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series on Sunday at 8 p.m. EDT.The first two games of this seven-game series will be played at Dodger Stadium. Fox will air Game 1. You can live stream it on <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/welcome/leagues/191273?irad=377812&amp;irmp=1810047&amp;sharedid=MLB_NLCS_Game_1_%7C_Mets_at_Dodgers">fubo TV</a> (FREE trial), <a href="https://go.skimresources.com/?id=126006X1587341&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sling.com%2Fpm%2Fhomepage%3Fbs%3D1%26utm_medium%3Dpaidsearch%26utm_source%3Dgoogle%26utm_campaign%3DSling_DOM_Google_SEM_BR_BASELINE_BRAND%26utm_content%3Dall_Natnl_Breadth_Generic_BrandGeneral%26gad_source%3D1%26gclid%3DCjwKCAjw3624BhBAEiwAkxgTOmHv3kF4u9K-NioLlqptpkTiFMB1L3SbCEtRgu4HR9UnjrWJL4BYRxoCjmQQAvD_BwE%26gclsrc%3Daw.ds">Sling TV</a> (discount) and <a href="https://go.skimresources.com/?id=126006X1587341&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fstreamtv.directv.com">DirecTV Stream</a> (FREE trial and discount).Kodai Senga (1-0, 3.38 ERA, 0.56 WHIP, nine strikeouts) will start for the Mets and Jack Flaherty (13-7, 3.17 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 194 strikeouts) fofr the Dodgers.Game 2 will be played on Monday afternoon.The Mets have the top payroll of $332 million, followed by the Yankees at $311 million and the Dodgers at $266 million, according to Major League Baseball’s latest projections (final figures aren’t calculated until the winter, after all of the bonuses have been determined). The Cleveland Guardians, who will play the Yankees in the ALCS, sit at No. 23 at $109 million.The only top spenders to win titles since the current luxury tax started have been the 2020 Dodgers, 2018 Red Sox and 2009 Yankees, <a href="https://apnews.com/article/mlb-alcs-nlcs-yankees-dodgers-met-guardians-dc05281efb0cc2e19fa592e2e5dcbfec">according to an Associated Press story</a>. Boston has won twice with a top-three payroll, as the second-biggest spender in 2004 and 2007, and the third-highest in 2013.Seven of the last 21 champions have had payrolls outside the top 10: the 2021 Braves (14th), 2017 Astros (18th), 2015 Royals (13th), 2011 Cardinals (11th), 2010 Giants (11th), 2005 White Sox (13th) and 2003 Marlins (20th).<ul><li>WATCH: Fox, or live stream it on <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/welcome/leagues/191273?irad=377812&amp;irmp=1810047&amp;sharedid=MLB_NLCS_Game_1_%7C_Mets_at_Dodgers">fubo TV</a> (FREE trial), <a href="https://go.skimresources.com/?id=126006X1587341&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sling.com%2Fpm%2Fhomepage%3Fbs%3D1%26utm_medium%3Dpaidsearch%26utm_source%3Dgoogle%26utm_campaign%3DSling_DOM_Google_SEM_BR_BASELINE_BRAND%26utm_content%3Dall_Natnl_Breadth_Generic_BrandGeneral%26gad_source%3D1%26gclid%3DCjwKCAjw3624BhBAEiwAkxgTOmHv3kF4u9K-NioLlqptpkTiFMB1L3SbCEtRgu4HR9UnjrWJL4BYRxoCjmQQAvD_BwE%26gclsrc%3Daw.ds">Sling TV</a> (discount) and <a href="https://go.skimresources.com/?id=126006X1587341&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fstreamtv.directv.com">DirecTV Stream</a> (FREE trial and discount)</li></ul>The Dodgers and Mets will be meeting in the postseason for the fourth time after the 1988 NLCS won by LA and the 2006 and ’15 NLDS won by New York. The 1988 matchup was marked by the ejection of Dodgers pitcher Jay Howell in Game 3 for having pine tar on his glove and the 2015 NLDS was marred by the Dodgers' Chase Utley breaking the leg of shortstop Ruben Tejada while trying to break up a double play. MLB responded by banning rolling body blocks before the 2016 season.After the Mets took two of three at Dodger Stadium this April, Los Angeles swept New York at Citi Field in late May, prompting a players-only meeting that sparked New York’s turnaround from a 22-33 start.New York won two of three games in the wild-card round against the Milwaukee Brewers, winning the clincher 4-2 on the road. They then took the NL East champion Phillies in four games, winning the clincher 4-1 on a Franciso Lindor grand slam.<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2BBHpc_0w5TSwye00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2BBHpc_0w5TSwye00" width="1280" height="856" ><figcaption>Los Angeles Dodgers' Teoscar Hernández, left, celebrates his solo home run in the dugout with Shohei Ohtani during the seventh inning in Game 5 of a baseball NL Division Series against the San Diego Padres, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) AP</figcaption></figure>Lindor has 33 home runs, 56 walks and 91 RBI while hitting .273 for the Mets. Mark Vientos is 14-for-40 with two doubles, two home runs and eight RBI over the last 10 games.Los Angeles has played just one series, beating the San Diego Padres in five games. Yoshinobu Yamamoto outdueled Yu Darvish in a historic playoff matchup of Japanese-born starters, and the Dodgers got home runs from Kiké Hernández and Teoscar Hernández to won the clincher by a 2-0 score.Shohei Ohtani leads the Dodgers with 99 extra base hits (38 doubles, seven triples and 54 home runs). Hernandez is 13-for-39 with four home runs and 13 RBI over the past 10 games.</div></body>

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N.Y. Mets vs. Los Angeles Dodgers: How to watch NLCS Game 1 for FREE, time, channels

The New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers, with two of the sport’s biggest payrolls, will meet in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series on Sunday at 8 p.m. EDT. The first two games of this seven-game series will be played at Dodger Stadium. Fox will air...

N.Y. Mets vs. Los Angeles Dodgers: How to watch NLCS Game 1 for FREE, time, channels

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