LOS ANGELES -- Julio Urias finally is getting to start for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the postseason. Yunel Escobar Angels Jersey .The 20-year-old rookie from Mexico came on in relief in a decisive Game 5 of the NL Division Series, helping the Dodgers beat Washington to advance.Now, hell take the mound Wednesday in Game 4 of the Championship Series against the Chicago Cubs, the youngest starting pitcher in major league postseason history.I felt the adrenaline when I was on the bench, Urias said through a translator. I felt it in Washington, but then I knew that it was something that I could handle and something I could do. I know that I can do it again.Hes already the youngest Dodgers pitcher to appear in a postseason game and the youngest on any team to pitch in the postseason since 1970. At 20 years, 68 days, he will break the mark for youngest starter set by Kansas Citys Brett Saberhagen in the 1984 ALCS at 20 years, 175 days.I thank God for the accomplishment, but I have to put that aside, Urias said Tuesday. I really want to play a good game for my team, and thats really what its about.Urias made his highly anticipated big league debut on May 27 in New York against the Mets. At the time, he was 19 and the second teenager to start in the majors this century, joining Felix Hernandez who debuted at the same age in 2005.Urias made 15 starts for Los Angeles before finishing the regular season at Triple-A Oklahoma City. In all, hes had four stints with the Dodgers in his first season, and Los Angeles has limited him to 16 innings since Sept. 1.Thats how its been all year. The decision has been the teams, he said. The only thing thats important is to be in the mentality of go out there, do my job, and thats really what matters.Urias hadnt been expected to arrive so early in the season; manager Dave Roberts had anticipated him being a September call-up.Its been incredible, Urias said. As a ballplayer, I set goals for myself ever since I came to the United States. My goal originally was to set foot on a major league mound and to pitch at a big league level. I did that in May, and now to be able to have this opportunity and to be called on to start, its great.Now, hell face off against Cubs veteran John Lackey, who leads all active pitchers with 21 postseason starts, going 8-5 with a 3.22 ERA in 24 total playoff appearances.Lackey was four days past his 24th birthday when he started Game 7 of the 2002 World Series for the Los Angeles Angels, who beat San Francisco for the title.Sometimes it can be good to be young. You dont know what youre getting into, Lackey said of Urias. You can just go out there and let your talent take over. And, obviously, he has a lot of that. Back then I was just worried about not messing it up for the older guys.Urias has experience against the Cubs, having made two starts against them this season. The first was in Chicago and the second came at Dodger Stadium on Aug. 27, when he earned the victory and allowed one run in six innings.That really helps, he said. It makes me a lot more comfortable, especially being that the second time was here at home. I go in with that mentality and try to give the best.Cubs manager Joe Maddon will be watching Urias closely and hoping the umpires are scrutinizing his pickoff move, which some have said is close to being a balk.When you get to see it on TV, its pretty obvious, its not even close, Maddon said. Give him credit, man, for going through with it. There are certain umpires that are in tune to that, some that are not. Thats not an interpretation. Thats balking 101 for me. 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Rice, the 2004 Indy 500 winner, was set to join Simon Pagenaud and Tristan Vautier as Schmidts drivers in qualifying on Saturday, but he chose not to compete. "It was a joint decision," Schmidt said Wednesday in his garage. "I was looking for funding, he was looking for money. If we couldnt give him a proper two or three days of testing, he just didnt want to be involved, which is fine." Schmidt said he would have liked to have Rices experience as part of the team. "The bottom line is, we were doing our best effort to ffind the funding to get Buddy in a car today to get him an adequate amount of time to practice so he could qualify on Saturday, and at the end of the day, we couldnt find the funding in time. Garrett Richards Jersey. " Bryan Clauson, Jay Howard and Katherine Legge are also hoping to land in Schmidts open car. "Theyre usually in here on a revolving door all day long, looking for an update, so weve talked to all of them," Schmidt said. 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