Right-hander Walker Buehler will start Game 3 of the World Series for the Dodgers.
Manager Dave Roberts made the announcement before Game 2 on Saturday for the Dodgers, who won the series opener 6-3 on Freddie Freeman’s walk-off grand slam in the 10th inning.
Game 3 will be at Yankee Stadium on Monday night.
“We just love Walker in big games,” Roberts said. “The road isn’t going to faze him. It also allows him potentially to be available for a Game 7, too.”
Auto racing: Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz Jr. won his first pole of the season at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, and Sergio Perez’s miserable Formula 1 season continued Saturday when he failed to advance out of the first round of qualifying at the Mexico City Grand Prix.
Golf: Nico Echavarria shot 5-under 65 Saturday and finished with a tap-in eagle on the 18th for a two-shot lead over Justin Thomas after the third round of the Zozo Championship.
NHL: Tage Thompson scored twice and added an assist to help lead the Sabres to a 5-3 win against the Red Wings at KeyBank Center on Saturday.
Soccer: Erling Haaland has fired Manchester City to the top of the English Premier League after beating Southampton 1-0.
UFC: Featherweight champion Ilia Topuria vowed to become the first man to knock out Max Holloway. He made good on his promise at UFC 308 in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Using a huge right hand to daze Holloway, Topuria (16-0) followed up with a powerful left hook that dropped the 32-year-old. Topuria pounced on Holloway immediately for a ground-and-pound finish before referee Mark Goddard stopped the bout at the 1:34 mark of the third round.
WNBA: On Saturday, the Aces announced they will not renew the contract of general manager Natalie Williams.