With one team now on the verge of a trip to the World Series, here are three things well be keeping an eye on around the baseball world headed into the weekend: 1. Dodgers one away: A 10-2 drubbing of the Mets in New York last night in Game 4 of the NLCS leaves the Dodgers just one win away from the World Series. Theyll attempt to wrap the series up in New York at 5:08pm local time this evening with right-hander (3.17 ERA in 28 starts) on the mound. Flaherty was roughed up by the Padres in his first start of the postseason but bounced back in a big way during his start against the Mets earlier in this series when he threw seven scorele s frames and struck out six. The Mets will attempt to counter Flaherty with lefty , who enjoyed something of a breakout season this year with a 2.90 ERA in 21 starts. Hes worked out of the bullpen to this point in the postseason but has mostly done well for himself with a 2.08 ERA in 8 2/3 frames, though four walks against Deni Avdija Jersey just five strikeouts is somewhat concerning. 2. Guardians fighting back in ALCS: The Guardians headed back to Cleveland down 2-0 in the ALCS yesterday but did not disappoint in front of their home crowd, prevailing in a back-and-forth extra innings affair 7-5 on the back of a home run by that followed a homer by that tied the game in the bottom of the ninth to keep the club alive. Now, the Guardians will have the opportunity to even the series against their home crowd when they face right-hander (3.50 ERA in 29 starts) in what will be the first postseason outing of Gils career at 8:08pm local time this evening. Cleveland will counter with right-hander , who followed up a strong rookie campaign in 2023 with a lackluster 4.86 ERA in 16 starts this year in what will also be the first postseason appearance of his young career. 3. Hamilton to undergo MRI: Before tonights game in Cleveland, the Yankees will have a decision to make regarding right-hander . Hamilton last nights game against the Guardians due to what the team described as tightne s in his left calf and is now headed for imaging. Hamilton posted a solid 3.82 ERA with a 3.03 FIP in 37 2/3 innings of work in the regular season but hasnt seen much action in the postseason. The righty threw 1 1/3 scorele s innings during the ALDS against the Royals, but his lone appearance in the ALCS was last nights injury-shortened outing where he surrendered a run and recorded just one out. Right-handers and are among the hurlers who have been floated as po sible injury replacements for Hamilton should he go on the IL, which would bar him from participating in the World Series in the event that the Yankees advance. Troy Brown Jersey