{"id":5127,"date":"2024-09-28T05:42:21","date_gmt":"2024-09-28T05:42:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=5127"},"modified":"2024-09-28T05:42:21","modified_gmt":"2024-09-28T05:42:21","slug":"dodgers-walker-buehler-on-clinching-performance-this-is-what-i-live-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=5127","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers\u2019 Walker Buehler on Clinching Performance: \u2018This Is What I Live For\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dodgers Lose to Padres, Big Ohtani Update, Will LA Win NL West? Edgardo Henriquez Postseason Roster\" width=\"790\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c5vLrz3mjgM?start=1&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For a majority of the season, Walker Buehler didn\u2019t look postseason-ready. He struggled with his command on the mound and fans were starting to wonder if he would ever be in full form again. On Thursday night, he proved he still had what it takes to pitch in October.\u00a0<span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-613\" class=\"ezoic-adpicker-ad\"><\/span><span id=\"div-gpt-ad-dodgersnation_com-medrectangle-3-0\" class=\"ezoic-ad up-show\" data-google-query-id=\"\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles Dodgers clinched the National League West division with a 7-2 win over the San Diego Padres.<\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"stream-item-size\">\n<p>Buehler allowed just one run through five innings against the Padres. His 71-pitch outing is what the Dodgers were hoping to see from the right-hander.<\/p>\n<p>After coming back from his second Tommy John surgery, Buehler has posted a 5.38 ERA in 16 starts. The 30-year-old pitcher has an 18.6 percent strikeout rate. His numbers aren\u2019t reminiscent of the lights-out pitcher that he once was.\u00a0<span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-621\" class=\"ezoic-adpicker-ad\"><\/span><span id=\"div-gpt-ad-dodgersnation_com-medrectangle-4-0\" class=\"ezoic-ad ezoic-adl up-show\" data-google-query-id=\"\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>However, a new version of Buehler emerged Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p>As Buehler was doused in champagne, he was frank when\u00a0SportsNet LA\u2019s Kirsten Watson\u00a0asked the right-hander what worked for him on the mound Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNothing really. I punched out one guy,\u201d Buehler said lightheartedly. \u201cI\u2019ve had a rough year. There\u2019s one thing I\u2019ve kind of always hung my hat on is pitching in big games.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said what most Dodgers fans had been thinking all season long. Buehler has struggled, it\u2019s true. But Thursday night in the biggest game of the year, he looked better than he has all season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is what I live for,\u201d Buehler said.<\/p>\n<p>Either Buehler or rookie Landon Knack will likely be the third starter of a diminished Dodgers rotation for October.<\/p>\n<p>Despite his struggles this season, the Dodgers still believed Buehler could play an important October role for the team.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday night, Buehler reminded everybody of the kind of pitcher he is.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a playoff game for us. The number-2 team in the division \u2013 us, kind of keeping our destiny if we win the game, we win the division \u2013 that\u2019s what gets me going,\u201d Buehler told\u00a0AM 570 LA Sports. \u201cI\u2019m ecstatic. The team has carried me, and let me tread water for a long time, and it\u2019s a nice feeling to have a good one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The club earned their 11th division title in the last 12 years. It\u2019s evident the Dodgers are no stranger to this feat, but something was different Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p>The team oozed with an energy and passion that fans have been desperate to see from players. It was a big moment and the Dodgers embraced it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; For a majority of the season, Walker Buehler didn\u2019t look postseason-ready. 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