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Hill is in line to start Monday's game against the Braves if the NLDS extends to Game 4, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.

The Dodgers went into Sunday night's game with a 2-0 series lead, but if the Braves manage to force Game 4, Hill will toe the rubber. The 38-year-old lefty is yet to see his first postseason action, with his last appearance coming Sept. 30 against the Giants.

Gausman will not start Game 3 of the NLDS on Sunday against the Dodgers as expected, with Sean Newcomb getting the call instead.

The Braves decided to go with the lefty Newcomb despite his poor finish to the season. With Atlanta already facing elimination, the Braves could wind up giving Newcomb just one turn through the order before turning to a right-hander, who could be Gausman.

Kershaw (1-0) gave up two hits and no walks through eight scoreless innings in a win over the Braves in Game 2 of the National League Division Series. He struck out three.

Kershaw pitched a shutout through eight innings to help give the Dodgers a 2-0 lead in the division series, marking the longest start of his postseason career. This was a nice bounceback performance for the left-hander after he allowed five runs in his last regular-season appearance. The 30-year-old posted a 2.73 ERA, 1.04 WHIP and 155 strikeouts during the regular season.

Anderson (0-1) gave up one run on four hits and two walks over six innings in a loss to the Brewers in Game 2 of the National League Division Series. He struck out five.

Anderson provided a quality start, but he allowed two doubles in the fourth inning that gave the Brewers all the offense they would need to win Game 2. While his xFIP was 5.25, the left-hander stranded 83 percent of the base runners he faced this season. The 28-year-old posted a 4.55 ERA and a 1.27 WHIP in the regular season and will look to build upon this quality start if he gets another opportunity in the postseason.

Gausman is scheduled to start Game 3 of the NLDS against the Dodgers on Sunday, Kevin McAlpin of 680 The Fan Atlanta reports.

As long as Gausman isn't used in relief during Game 2 on Friday, the right-hander will get the ball for Sunday's potentially decisive game. The 27-year-old has posted a 2.87 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 44:18 K:BB through 10 starts (59.2 innings) since joining the Braves. While he's never started a playoff game before, Gausman has allowed just one run across three postseason relief appearances (eight innings).

Freeland is schedule to toe the rubber in Game 4 of the NLDS against Milwaukee on Monday, Kyle Newman of The Denver Post reports.

German Marquez will start Game 3 on Sunday, so Freeland will be ready to pitch on an extra day of rest as long as the Rockies don't get swept by the Brewers. Freeland tossed a gem during Tuesday's NL Wild Card Game versus Chicago, throwing 6.2 scoreless innings on four hits and one walk while striking out six.

Marquez will start Game 3 of the NLDS against the Brewers on Sunday, Kyle Newman of The Denver Post reports.

Following Marquez will be Kyle Freeland, who started Tuesday's NL Wild Card Game versus the Cubs. During Marquez's start against the Dodgers on Monday in the NL West tiebreaker, he allowed four runs (two earned) on five hits and two walks while striking out nine across 4.2 innings. He posted a 3.77 ERA and 1.20 WHIP with 230 strikeouts in 196 innings (33 starts) this season.

Miley will take the mound for Game 3 of the NLDS against the Rockies on Sunday as long as he isn't needed during Friday's contest, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.

The Brewers did use six arms during Thursday's victory, but with Jhoulys Chacin on the mound and Gio Gonzalez, Freddy Peralta and Junior Guerra in the bullpen with the ability to eat up innings, Miley shouldn't be needed Friday. During his lone start versus the Rockies this season, he allowed three earned runs across five innings in a home start in early August, but pitching in Coors Field will present a different set of problems. Miley logged a 2.57 ERA (3.63 FIP) and a 5.6 K/9 in 16 starts for Milwaukee this year.

Stripling was left off the Dodgers' 25-man NLDS roster against Atlanta, J.P. Hoornstra of the Southern California News Group reports.

Manager Dave Roberts kept 12 pitchers, including four typical starters in Walker Buehler, Rich HIll, Clayton Kershaw and Hyun-Jin Ryu, but decided to leave Stripling off the active roster for this series. In 33 appearances (21 starts) this year, Stripling logged a 3.02 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 10.0 K/9.

Gray is not on the Rockies' NLDS roster against Milwaukee.

Gray struggled during three of his final four starts in the regular season, logging a 9.60 ERA and 1.93 WHIP in those outings. Manager Bud Black elected to keep 12 pitchers on the active roster, including Chad Bettis over Gray.