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NLDS game 5 times, TV channel, live updates

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NLDS game 5 times, TV channel, live updates

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The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres meet on Friday night in Game 5 of the winner-take-all National League Division Series.

Yu Darvish starts for the Padres while Yoshinobu Yamamoto takes the mound for the Dodgers.

Eight Dodgers pitchers combined to shut out the strong Padres lineup in Game 4 on Wednesday, sending the series back to Los Angeles. San Diego had won Games 2 and 3 after Los Angeles won the opener of the best-of-five series.

Bad blood is boiling between the NL West rivals in this second postseason meeting between the two teams in three seasons. As one of five franchises without a World Series title, the Padres hope to return to the Fall Classic for the first time since 1998.

The winner will host the New York Mets in Game 1 of the NL Championship Series starting Sunday.

Keep it here for live updates on Friday evening:

Dodgers vs. Padres time

First pitch for Game 5 is scheduled for Friday at 8:08 p.m. ET.

Dodgers vs. Padres TV station

“It's a great thing that we can compete against each other in Game 5 of an NLDS game,” Padres starter Yu Darvish said before starting against compatriot Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

“I’m also very good friends with him on a personal level.”

Padres manager Mike Shildt said: “It’s a big deal. … What I love about this series, aside from the fact that we're heading into a really cool fifth game, is the fact that Major League Baseball has done a fantastic job of making it an international game.

“I grew up it was America's game and hot dogs and apple pie, and I guess I could plug in a Chevrolet. But now it's just an international game. The entire country of Japan will be watching, and rightly so. I think it’s fantastic that our game has these tentacles now.”

Yoshinobu Yamamoto will start for the Dodgers, but he is not expected to play deep in the game. Manager Dave Roberts told reporters that “everyone in the bullpen is up” and confirmed that starter Jack Flaherty will be available in Game 5 if needed.

“I think for Yoshinobu it’s just been that way since the beginning,” Roberts said. “You know it’s not a 110-pitch exercise, it’s a 100-pitch exercise; It's about going out there and tackling it from the first pitch. I think with this attitude it will be a good sign.

Yu Darvish will start for the Padres on Friday and manager Mike Shildt said before the game that the San Diego bullpen was ready to go.

“We got Yu going. Trust him completely,” Sheldt said. “We have our back-end people ready to go. You are ready. Even if they made a pitch yesterday or the day before, they are ready. You are definitely rested. We're happy that you're picking it up and bringing it home with you.

  1. Luis Arraez (L) 1B
  2. Fernando Tatis Jr. (R) RF
  3. Jurickson Profar (S) LF
  4. Manny Machado (R) 3B
  5. Jackson Merrill (left) CF
  6. Xander Bogaerts (R) SS
  7. David Peralta (L) DH
  8. Jake Cronenworth (L) 2B
  9. Kyle Higashioka (R) C
  1. Shohei Ohtani (left) DH
  2. Mookie Betts (R) RF
  3. Freddie Freeman (L) 1B
  4. Teoscar Hernández (R) LF
  5. Max Muncy (L) 3B
  6. Will Smith (R) C
  7. Enrique Hernández (R) CF
  8. Gavin Lux (L) 2B
  9. Tommy Edman (S) SS

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