Snell’s Dominance Pushes Dodgers to Shocking 2-0 Advantage—Can Anyone Stop Them?

Today the Dodgers, who have an embarrassment of riches, bring another one of their arms to start the game. Blake Snell has been phenomenal for the Dodgers, and he is a tough out in his playoff history. In his career, he has made 13 postseason appearances and has a 3.23 ERA with a 1.19 WHIP. In his one postseason start for the Dodgers, he went seven innings, allowing four hits and two earned runs while striking out nine Reds hitters. Snell faced the Phillies not too long ago, starting in September. In that game, Snell went seven scoreless innings while whiffing 12 hitters. Overall, the Phillies are hitting just .168 against Snell. The Philles are combating with Jesus Luzardo. I’m not quite as excited about him as he can be a bit of an inconsistent hitter. I do like Luzardo, and he had a good season with a 15-7 record, 3.92 ERA, and a 1.22 WHIP. He has only made four postseason appearances and will likely have a short leash today. Luzardo has a 6.14 postseason ERA and a 1.64 WHIP. He was on the other side of Snell’s win against the Dodgers, and he allowed four earned runs over seven innings. He did face them earlier in the year as well, at home, and allowed just two hits over seven scoreless innings.