Under normal circumstances, the prospect of facing Jake Arrieta on Sunday would be daunting to the Mets. But after dealing with Clayton Kershaw and Zack Greinke four times in the past week, it’s just another day in the postseason.
Not only did the Mets face the two Dodgers aces four times in the five-game National League Division Series, but they beat both Greinke and Kershaw once each during that stretch, moving on to this week’s NL Championship Series showdown with Arrieta and the Cubs.
“It basically sounds like normal playoff baseball,” Mets hitting coach Kevin Long said.