Snell Set to Shake Up World Series—Can He Defy the Odds Again?

The Dodgers enter this series looking like juggernauts. They easily dismissed the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Championship Series. The starting pitching will get most of the glory from that series, and rightfully so. The team had some outstanding performances from their starters, and it will once again be a major edge for Los Angeles in this one. The offense wasn’t exactly lighting the world on fire, but they got enough done when needed. I am a bit concerned about the Dodgers’ bullpen, but if their starters are going seven innings again, there really should be nothing to worry about. I’m a bit concerned about the Dodgers relying on homers to win them games. I suppose they are going to live and die by the longball. Tonight, they send out Blake Snell to the mound. If there was a playoff MVP award, Snell should be the winner of it for the Dodgers. He has been simply phenomenal for the club, dishing out 21 innings, two earned runs, and just six hits. He has also issued five walks, but he has struck out 27 hitters as well. His work against Milwaukee was one of the most impressive postseason starts in quite some time. He faced 24 batters in eight innings, also known as the minimum. He faced the Blue Jays once this season, going five innings, allowing three hits and striking out ten hitters on his way to a scoreless outing. Overall, Toronto hitters are only hitting .227 against him in 66 at-bats.