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Will Ricky Nolasco or Zack Greinke start Game 4 of NLCS? Check back after Game 3.

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Ricky Nolasco went 0-2 with a 12.75 ERA in his final three regular-season starts. (Associated Press photo)

Dodgers manager Don Mattingly conceded Monday that the outcome of Game 3 tonight against the St. Louis Cardinals will influence his choice of a starting pitcher for Game 4.

Ricky Nolasco, the scheduled starter, said he hasn’t been told that anyone is taking place. But Mattingly’s concession was the first time the manager has publicly acknowledged the possibility of Game 1 starter Zack Greinke pitching on three days’ rest.

“Ricky is ready to go,” Mattingly said. “I’ll probably be able to tell you a lot more after the game. I would say, yes, today’s results may have something to do — but like I said, Ricky is ready to go right now.”
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Dodgers manager Don Mattingly: Hyun-Jin Ryu will start Game 3, Ricky Nolasco Game 4 of NLCS.

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Dodgers rookie Hyun-Jin Ryu will start Game 3 of the National League Championship Series against the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday. (Sarah Reingewirtz/Staff photographer)

Dodgers manager Don Mattingly announced that Hyun-Jin Ryu will start Game 3 and Ricky Nolasco Game 4 of the National League Championship Series against the St. Louis Cardinals in Los Angeles.

That puts perhaps the greatest pressure on Ryu, who must oppose Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright when the Dodgers return home Monday. Wainwright has pitched in 15 postseason games in his career, starting six and recording four saves. In starts, he is 3-0 with a 2.54 ERA. He pitched a complete game and allowed one run Wednesday in the Cardinals’ series-clinching win against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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Clayton Kershaw to start Game 4 of NLDS for Dodgers.

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Clayton Kershaw struck out 12 Atlanta Braves batters in Game 1 of the National League Division Series on Thursday. He is starting Game 4 tonight on three days’ rest. (Getty Images)

The decision was announced to the media without much fanfare, in a one-sentence email just after noon Monday: “Dodger left-hander Clayton Kershaw (1-0, 1.29 ERA) will start tonight’s game.”

The implications were bigger than the email indicated.

The Dodgers are sending their ace to the mound on three days’ rest rather than Ricky Nolasco, who had struggled in his final three regular-season starts. The team insisted all week that Nolasco would start the game opposite Atlanta Braves right-hander Freddy Garcia. Manager Don Mattingly offered only the slightest hint of hesitation before Game 3 on Sunday.

“Right now Ricky’s the pitcher in Game 4,” Mattingly said. “That’s what we’ve decided.”

Something changed overnight.
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Hyun-Jin Ryu will start Game 3, Ricky Nolasco Game 4 for Dodgers in National League Division Series.

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Ricky Nolasco will start Game 4 of the National League Division series for the Dodgers. (Associated Press photo)

Dodgers manager Don Mattingly announced that Hyun-Jin Ryu will start Game 3 and Ricky Nolasco an if-necessary Game 4, when their National League Division Series against the Atlanta Braves shifts back to Los Angeles.

Ryu was a virtual lock to start Sunday’s Game 3 after he went 14-8 with a 3.00 ERA in 30 starts, finishing second only to Clayton Kershaw on the team in starts and innings pitched (192). The left-hander faced Altanta twice during the regular season and allowed three runs, striking out 11 batters in 12 ⅔ innings.
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San Francisco Giants 3, Dodgers 2.

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Paco Rodriguez has taken the loss in two of his last four appearances. (John McCoy/Staff photographer)

After 159 games, one of the most burning questions facing the Dodgers is this: What should be done with Paco Rodriguez and Edinson Volquez?
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