{"id":13828,"date":"2024-10-17T08:11:46","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T08:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=13828"},"modified":"2024-10-17T08:11:46","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T08:11:46","slug":"dodgers-walker-buehler-makes-mlb-history-with-feat-not-seen-before-in-playoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=13828","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers&#8217; Walker Buehler makes MLB history with feat not seen before in playoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dek prose mb-2.5 italic text-secondary\">Walker Buehler came through for the Dodgers, but he had to endure an inefficient start to do so.<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex-row flex-wrap items-center text-primary\">\n<div class=\"author-link mr-2.5 flex items-center text-sm\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Dodgers-news-Walker-Buehler-makes-MLB-history-with-feat-not-seen-before-in-playoffs-history.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"Dodgers' Walker Buehler standing on the pitching mound with bottles of energy drink all over him\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The\u00a0Los Angeles Dodgers&#8217; trust level in starting pitcher\u00a0Walker Buehler\u00a0seemed to have waned, what with the team deciding to roll with a\u00a0bullpen game in Game 2\u00a0of their NLCS clash against the New York Mets. The 2024 season has been a topsy-turvy one for Buehler in his return from injury after all, but Buehler got the job done in his four innings of work in Game 3 at Citi Field.<\/p>\n<div class=\"aspect-video w-full\">\n<div class=\"not-prose flex aspect-video w-full items-center justify-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It may not have been the most efficient outing for Buehler, but what the Dodgers will like from his performance is that he didn&#8217;t allow a single run to cross the plate. In four innings, Buehler threw 90 pitches (an average of 22.5 pitches per inning \u2014 the definition of laboring), allowing three hits and two walks while striking out six Mets batters.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_1_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-sticky-container adthrive-content adthrive-content-1 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_1\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In a start that encapsulates Buehler as a starter, he made history by being the\u00a0first pitcher ever in the MLB playoffs\u00a0to throw 90 or more pitches in four or fewer innings and not allow a run, as per OptaSTATS on X, formerly known as Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, this is not how the\u00a0Dodgers would have liked\u00a0to conduct their business on Wednesday night. They most certainly would have preferred to stretch Buehler&#8217;s 90 pitches out to one or two more innings of work, but the important thing is that the 30-year-old starter held his end of the bargain and kept the Mets scoreless in a pivotal Game 3.<\/p>\n<p>Given how many runs Buehler allowed in bunches during his previous start, the Dodgers will definitely take a solid start from one of the few quality starting pitchers that they have healthy. The key now is for the bullpen to finish the job as they look to start another postseason scoreless streak that was on the precipice of breaking a longstanding record.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_2_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-sticky-container adthrive-content adthrive-content-2 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_2\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>Walker Buehler comes through for the Dodgers in pivotal Game 3<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Walker-Buehler-with-Los-Angeles-Dodgers.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_3_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-sticky-container adthrive-content adthrive-content-3 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_3\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Walker Buehler&#8217;s previous start in the 2024 playoffs did not go according to plan at all. Unlike in his Game 2 start against the Mets, Buehler did reach five innings in Game 3 of their NLDS clash against the San Diego Padres while throwing just 77 pitches \u2014 13 fewer than he did on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<article class=\"article-body prose max-w-none pb-7 pt-5 prose-figure:max-w-full prose-ol:pl-10 prose-img:max-w-full prose-video:max-w-full md:prose-ol:pl-6 [&amp;_iframe]:m-auto [&amp;_iframe]:block [&amp;_iframe]:max-w-full\">The problem, however, was that Buehler allowed the Padres to put up runs in quick succession. He allowed six runs in the bottom of the second inning of the Dodgers&#8217; Game 3 defeat \u2014 essentially putting LA out of reach despite an epic grand slam from Teoscar Hernandez in what ended up being a 6-5 loss.<\/p>\n<p>The fact that Buehler is pitching for the Dodgers this late in the season is already a huge win in and of itself amid the team&#8217;s seemingly unceasing injury problems. He missed the entirety of the 2023 season while rehabbing from Tommy John surgery, so for him to be one of their last men standing is nothing short of admirable.<\/p>\n<p>Buehler, of course, has been less reliable than ever, which isn&#8217;t too surprising due to his injury-riddled past. But he proved in Game 3 that he can still deliver for the Dodgers in pivotal situations.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Walker Buehler came through for the Dodgers, but he had to endure an inefficient start to do so. 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