The matchup is set. Thanks to a 5-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers http://www.dodgersfanproshop.com/authentic-maury-wills-jersey , the Los Angeles Dodgers won the National League pennant and clinched their place in the 2018 World Series against the Boston Red Sox.Boston, which will represent the American League, previously earned its spot after knocking out the defending champion Houston Astros in five games.The World Series will pit a pair of dynamic offenses against two excellent pitching staffs. During the regular season, both squads held top-10 rankings in runs scored and team ERA.No matter the result, this should be a gripping series to watch.How They Got HereBoston Red SoxALDS (best-of-five): Red Sox 3, New York Yankees 1ALCS (best-of-seven): Red Sox 4, Astros 1 Los Angeles DodgersNLDS (best-of-five): Dodgers 3, Atlanta Braves 1NLCS (best-of-seven): Dodgers 4, Brewers 32018 World Series ScheduleBillie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty ImagesGame 1, Oct. 23: Dodgers at Red Sox, 8:09 p.m. ETGame 2, Oct. 24: Dodgers at Red Sox, 8:09 p.m. ETGame 3, Oct. 26: Red Sox at Dodgers, 8:09 p.m. ETGame 4 Fernando Valenzuela Jersey , Oct. 27: Red Sox at Dodgers, 8:09 p.m. ETGame 5, Oct. 28*: Red Sox at Dodgers, 8:15 p.m. ETGame 6, Oct. 30*: Dodgers at Red Sox, 8:09 p.m. ETGame 7, Oct. 31*: Dodgers at Red Sox, 8:09 p.m. ETNote: *if necessary. All matchups will be televised on Fox.Players to WatchMookie Betts, RF, Boston Red SoxThe potential American League MVP, Mookie Betts posted a .346 batting average with 84 extra-base hits鈥攊ncluding 32 home runs鈥攁nd 80 RBI during the regular season.Betts' scorching year at the plate hasn't continued in the playoffs. So far, he's mustered only eight hits in 39 total at-bats with three doubles, zero homers and three RBI.However, that doesn't mean he's not making an impact. Even excluding the controversial non-home run from Game 4 of the ALCS, Betts made several outstanding defensive plays. His most notable happened in Game 5 http://www.dodgersfanproshop.com/authentic-jackie-robinson-jersey , robbing Astros star Alex Bregman of extra bases.Despite only having eight hits and four walks, Betts has scored eight runs this postseason. If his excellence at the plate returns, Betts might add World Series MVP to an expanding trophy case. Clayton Kershaw, SP, Los Angeles DodgersKevork Djansezian/Getty ImagesClayton Kershaw is working toward becoming one of the greatest pitchers in major league history. Anyone who still disagrees, though, will quickly point out his minimal postseason success.Since 2013, the southpaw has opened 20 playoff games鈥?1 of which are considered quality starts (six-plus innings, three runs or fewer). Compared to his regular-season dominance, that 55 percent rate is quite disappointing.Put simply, Kershaw's 9-8 overall record and ERA above 4.00 is disappointing.In Game 2 of the NLDS, he dominated the Braves with eight scoreless innings. Milwaukee pounced on Kershaw for five runs (four earned) during Game 2 of the NLCS, but he responded in Game 5 and allowed only one run over seven innings of work.Kershaw will likely start two World Series tilts, potentially being available in relief for Game 6 or 7, if needed. 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He allowed one hit in 6 2/3 scoreless innings Monday during the 5-2 win over Colorado in the NL West tiebreaker and finished 8-5 with a 2.62 ERA.COMING TO COORSThe Rockies hope the thin mountain air in Denver might help them solve Milwaukee’s pitchers. Colorado is facing elimination in its NL Division Series against the Brewers. It has scored just six runs in four games on the road since slugging five homers in a 12-0 victory over Washington last Sunday.The Rockies ranked 20th in runs on the road (335) and 29th in batting average (.225), but as usual, they’re a different club at home with 445 runs and a .287 average.Game 3 features a matchup of contrasting pitchers. Milwaukee’s Wade Miley gets by more with sneakiness than speed. The left-hander is 3-1 with a 4.76 ERA in five career games at Coors Field. Colorado will hand the ball to German Marquez, a right-hander who throws heat and had a team-record 230 strikeouts.BREATHER FOR RELIEVERSAndrew Miller and Cleveland’s bullpen get a day to rest and recover following yet another rocky outing. Miller allowed a go-ahead, two-run double in relief of starter Carlos Carrasco and failed to get an out in a 3-1 loss to Houston on Saturday.The Astros can sweep their ALDS in Game 3 on Monday. In the meantime, Miller and company get a day to correct a season’s worth of woes. The Indians‘ 4.60 bullpen ERA ranked 25th in the majors this season, and Miller was particularly ineffective amid three DL stints. Before Marwin Gonzalez’s two-run double Saturday, Miller had allowed just one inherited runner to score in his postseason career.BIG APPLE BOUNDAfter splitting two games at Fenway Park, the Yankees and Red Sox take a day off in New York before resuming their best-of-five Division Series on Monday. Neither team plans to work out at Yankee Stadium, where the Bronx Bombers are 7-0 over the past two postseasons. They can return to the AL Championship Series with two wins at home over their longtime rivals. Road teams are 1-7 in the four Division Series so far, with the Yankees earning the only victory.