Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler looked like his old, dominant self in Game 3 of the NLCS against the New York Mets. Buehler, who is a free agent at the end of the year, pitched four scoreless innings and struck out six batters. He also induced 18 swings and misses, which ties his career high.
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com/g0Mgmm2v1C The Mets did make him labor, however, making him throw 90 pitches in those four innings. Buehler got in trouble in the second inning after loading the bases with only one out. The former All-Star settled in and struck out Francisco Alvarez and Francisco Lindor to escape the inning unscathed.
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com/brX00gV4Ee After going through the lineup twice, he handed the ball over to a well-rested bullpen. The Dodgers would end up winning in blowout fashion 8-0. It was Buehler's best start of the season, and manager Dave Roberts praised him for coming through after a rough year.
"I think it’s been a lot of lessons that he had to learn, and appreciating, understanding the pitcher that he is today," Roberts said . "You look back at June or July, and I don’t think anyone could’ve seen him in this position right now, so it’s a credit to Walker." It was a completely different performance than his last start against the San Diego Padres.
In that start, he gave up six runs, although the team's defense is partially to blame, and he stuck out no batters. His pitches were a lot sharper against the Mets on Wednesday. According to Baseball .
