Dodgers Set to Unleash Fury on Yesavage in Pivotal Game 5 Showdown—What Will Happen Next?
The Dodgers are showing just how difficult it is to be back-to-back champions. They obviously coasted through the National League Championship Series, winning in four games. However, this series has shown that the contact hitting of Toronto, and key homers at big moments have been a lot for them to deal with. Their starting pitching hasn’t been terrible, but they certainly weren’t as crisp as they were against the Brewers. The bigger issue to me is that the team seems like they are doing nothing but looking to hit homers. The Dodgers are popping up a ton of pitches, and in general, only a few guys are getting hits with any regularity. Blake Snell goes for them tonight, and he was a disaster in his first start. In five innings, he allowed eight hits, three walks, and five earned runs. I was on Snell the first time he took the mound, but he had a total stinker. When he is locked in, he is one of the best pitchers in baseball. What he has done better than most starters is rebound from bad outings. Snell allowed five runs in two other starts this season. His next starts were substantially better.



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