Why Starting Pitchers Hold the Hidden Key to Game 3 Victory
Pitching was almost always going to be the edge for Los Angeles. The arms in the rotation are significantly better than those of Toronto. It is quite literally showing you what money can buy a team. Toronto has piecemealed together their rotation, looking for diamonds in the rough, while also relying on Kevin Gausman, a former Cy Young winner. They send another former Cy Young winner out to the mound, Max Scherzer. This is a guy that is very familiar with big games, and even pitching in Los Angeles having been a Dodger in 2021. He was instrumental in getting past the Mariners, going 5.2 innings and allowing just two earned runs. This could be his last start in his career. He has had success against most Dodgers, holding them to just a .221 batting average. On the other side, the arm of Tyler Glasnow is where the Dodgers put their trust. Glasnow being the third pitcher for a team is almost absurd, almost as absurd as the fact that they get Shohei Ohtani to pitch for them tomorrow. Glasnow has made two starts, going 11.2 innings and allowing just five hits, and one earned run. Glasnow has done a great job of pitching against the Blue Jays, holding them to just a .210 batting average. Vlad Guerrero has been good against him, though, hitting 6-for-17 with three extra-base hits.



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