MLB Playoffs 2024: What Mets, Dodgers need to do to win NLCS

It's East Coast vs. West Coast for a trip to the Fall Classic. Here's your first look at how New York and L.A. stack up.

What have we learned about each of these teams so far? What does each side need to do to punch a ticket to the Fall Classic? And who could be the NLCS difference-makers? ESPN MLB experts Jorge Castillo, Alden Gonzalez and David Schoenfield break it all down.The Mets' lineup is relentless. They might not match the Dodgers' star power, but their lineup is as deep as any in baseball. They can beat you 1 through 9. They conduct smart at-bats. They have a knack for huge hits in the clutch.

OK, resiliency is nice, but at some point they're going to need some better results from the starting pitching. Winning a five-game series with two off days while relying extensively on the bullpen is one thing, but it's much harder to do that in a seven-game series .

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