LOS ANGELES — Starting pitching figures to be at a premium perhaps more than ever Wednesday when the Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers meet for what figures to be a bleary-eyed Game 5 of the National League Championship Series.The teams played to a draw and taxed their bullpens for more than five hours in Game 4 on Tuesday before Cody Bellinger’s RBI single in the 13th inning scored Manny Machado from second base and gave the Dodgers a 2-1 victory.So close to taking a commanding 3-1 lead in the series http://www.redsoxproshops.com/authentic-rusney-castillo-jersey , the Brewers are now even with the Dodgers at two games apiece. The Dodgers have staff ace Clayton Kershaw on the mound Wednesday, while the Brewers will counter with Wade Miley, who was dominating in Game 2.Article continues below ...Kershaw will be looking for redemption in the Dodgers’ third and final home game of the series. The NLCS already is guaranteed to have a Game 6 on Friday at Milwaukee.“There’s no secrets anymore,” Kershaw said, after giving up five runs (four earned) in three innings of Game 1. “I think now that we’re (past) the fourth game of the series and facing them a couple of times in the regular season, I know what their strengths and weaknesses are. They obviously know mine. And I always like watching our guys pitch. And especially because we have a lot of lefties. For the most part, the video work is done, all the studying is done now, and it’s just a matter of going out there and competing.”If the Dodgers do not advance out of the NLCS, there is a possibility that Wednesday could be Kershaw’s last game in a Dodgers uniform at Dodger Stadium. He has the ability to opt out of his contract after the season and has 10 days after the World Series ends to reveal his decision.For Miley, the big picture won’t be as broad. His goal would be to repeat his outing from Saturday at Milwaukee, when he breezed through his outing, giving up only two hits. The Brewers are known for a reliance on their bullpen, but Miley still looked disappointed when he was removed in the sixth inning.If he plans on varying his strategy this time around, he wasn’t about to reveal any secrets.“No, I just go and execute pitches,” Miley said. “I feel like I attack every team I face the same: Just try to keep the ball down and mix speeds back and forth. And hopefully hit it at people.”When the series was in Milwaukee, the Dodgers were only able to produce against the acclaimed Brewers’ bullpen. Now that the series has shifted to Los Angeles Chris Sale Jersey , the Dodgers appear to be struggling against all pitchers.Even while winning Game 4, the Dodgers have scored only three runs over their last 22 innings, and those innings were all played in their own ballpark.The Brewers, meanwhile, went scoreless over the final eight innings Tuesday, while facing eight pitchers.Adding to the drama is that Game 5 will be played less than 15 hours after the ending to Game 4, which lasted 5 hours, 15 minutes and was the second-longest NLCS game by time after Game 5 in 1999 between the New York Mets and Atlanta Braves went 5:46. Major League Baseball's preeminent rivalry takes center stage for the first time in 14 years as the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox meet in the American League Division Series.The Yankees, who finished eight games behind the Red Sox in the AL East, pounded the the Oakland A's 7-2 in the Wild-Card game Wednesday night. That gives the Yankees the opportunity to challenge the Red Sox yet again.The Yankees jumped on the A's in the first inning on Aaron Judge's two-run homer, and they kept the visitors from mounting a convincing rally because pitchers Luis Severino and Dellin Betances held them in check.The power arm of Dellin Betances is an excellent asset for the Yankees.Bill Kostroun/Associated Press"We wanted Boston, that鈥檚 who鈥檚 next, right?" Betances said, per Erik Boland of New York Newsday. "We were trying to win this game to get them. Obviously they鈥檙e a tremendous team, we鈥檝e battled them all year. I think everybody in baseball wants this matchup, and so do we."The Red Sox won the season series between the two teams by a slim 10-9 margin and have powerful offense led by Mookie Betts (32 home runs, 30 stolen bases) and J.D. Martinez (43 home runs, 130 RBI).However Steven Wright Jersey , the key for the Red Sox may be ace starting pitcher Chris Sale, who has returned from shoulder issues in the second half of the season but was not hitting his accustomed velocity in his last start.When Sale is on his game, he can shut down any lineup. However, if his arm is not healthy and he is not hitting his spots with his slider and fastball, the advantage could swing to the Yankees.Sale will start Game 1 for the Red Sox, while the Yankeees have not announced their starter. Sale had a 12-4 record with a 2.11 earned-run average and 237 strikeouts in 158.0 innings this season.The series gets underway Friday night at Fenway Park, while the Cleveland Indians and the Houston Astros meet in the other ALDS.ALDSFriday, October 5, Indians at Astros, Game 1, TBS, 2:05 p.m.Friday, October 5, Yankees at Red Sox, Game 1, TBS, 7:32 p.m.Saturday, October 6 http://www.redsoxproshops.com/authentic-craig-kimbrel-jersey , Indians at Astros, Game 2, TBS, 4:37 p.m.Saturday, October 6 Yankees at Red Sox, Game 2, TBS, 8:15 p.m.Monday, October 8, Red Sox at Yankees, Game 3, TBS, TBDMonday, October 8, Astros at Indians, Game 3, TBS, TBDTuesday Tyler Thornburg Jersey , October 9, Red Sox at Yankees, Game 4*, TBS, TBDTuesday, October 9, Astros at Indians, Game 4*, TBS, TBDThursday, October 11, Yankees at Red Sox, Game 5*, TBS, TBDThursday, October 11, Indians at Astros, Game 5* http://www.redsoxproshops.com/authentic-jackie-bradley-jr-jersey , TBS, TBD*If necessaryAll postseason games can be live-streamed atMLB.TV.Francisco Lindor can be a dominant player for the Indians.Tom E. Puskar/Associated PressIn nearly any other season, the Cleveland-Houston matchup would headline the start of the postseason.These two teams represented the American League in the last two World Series, and both are loaded with talent.Jose Ramirez, Francisco Lindor and Edwin Encarnacion anchor the middle of the formidable Cleveland lineup, as they combined for 109 home runs this season. In addition to that trio, the Indians added third baseman Josh Donaldson at the trade deadline. While his season was devastated by injuries and he played just 16 games, he appears healthy now and his home run power could be a key factor in the series.Cleveland ace Corey Kluber had a brilliant season with a 20-7 record, 222 strikeouts and a 2.89 earned-run average, and fellow startersMike Clevinger, Carlos Carrasco and Trevor Bauer are solid.The Astros were not as dominant in the regular season as they were in 2017, but the defending World Series champions have a relentless lineup led by Alex Bregman (31 home runs), George Springer (102 runs scored) and Jose Altuve (.315 batting average and 84 runs scored).Justin Verlander is the ace of the Houston pitching staff, butDallas Keuchel, Gerrit Cole and Charlie Morton give this team excellent depth among the starters. Verlander had a16-9 record, 290 strikeouts and a 2.52 ERA during the regular season.Kluber and Verlander will matchup in Game 1 of the series.The postseason almost inevitably builds to a crescendo in the World Series, but it may be hard to top the quality of the teams in the two American League Division Series.