Dodgers at a glance

Record: 43- 17 Playoff entry: NL West champs Seed: No. 1. Manager: Dave Roberts ( fifth season). Projected rotation: LHP Clayton Kershaw ( 6- 2, 2.16 ERA, 62 Ks), RHP Dustin May ( 3- 1, 2.57, 44 Ks), RHP Walker Buehler ( 1- 0, 3.44, 42 Ks), LHP Julio Urias ( 3- 0, 3.27, 45 Ks). Top hitters: SS Corey Seager (. 307, 15 HRs, 41 RBIs, 38 runs, 12 doubles, .943 OPS), RF Mookie Betts (. 292, 16, 39, 47 runs, 10 SBs, .928 OPS), C Will Smith (. 289, 8, 25, .980 OPS), LF AJ Pollock (. 276, 16, 34, .881 OPS), 3B Justin Turner (. 307, 4, 23, .860 OPS), CF Cody Bellinger (. 239, 12, 30, .789 OPS). Top relievers: RHP Kenley Jansen ( 3- 1, 3.33 ERA, 11 saves), RHP Blake Treinen ( 3- 3, 3.86, 1 save), RHP Joe Kelly ( 0- 0, 1.80), RHP Pedro Baez ( 0- 0, 3.18, 2 saves), RHP Brusdar Graterol ( 1- 2, 3.09), RHP Dylan Floro ( 3- 0, 2.59), RHP Tony Gonsolin ( 2- 2, 2.31, 46 Ks in 9 games, 8 starts). Notes: After winning their 24th NL pennant, Dodgers seek their seventh World Series title and first in 32 years. … Dodgers won their third pennant in four years by overcoming 3- 1 series deficit against Atlanta in NLCS. … Dodgers won their eighth consecutive NL West crown with baseball’s best record this season but are still chasing their first championship since 1988. They made back- to- back World Series appearances in 2017 ( lost to Houston in seven games) and 2018 ( lost to Boston in five games with Betts on the Red Sox roster). They won a franchise- record 106 games last year and didn’t make it out of the Division Series. “This year is our year,” Roberts said after the NLCS comeback vs. Atlanta. … Dodgers had only one day off before Series opener. Tampa Bay got two. Kershaw will be on regular rest in Game 1, but LA must decide whether to start Buehler on three days’ rest in Game 2 or have him pitch Game 3 on extra rest. Another option for early innings of Game 2 is likely some combination of May and Gonsolin, who both pitched in Game 7 against the Braves.