Walker Buehler strutted off the mound Friday night like it wasn’t the World Series, like 10 strikeouts in six overwhelming six innings was nothing, like that kind of dominating performance on the biggest stage of his sport was routine
They’re not pitchers for the most part, but most pitchers don’t have the resume Buehler produced in his young major league career. He’s a big game pitcher in every sense of the overused descriptor He provided more evidence in the Dodgers’ 6-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 3 of the World Series at Globe Life Field
The right-hander didn’t allow a hit until the fifth inning and kept the spokes at one point and three hits in six frames He walked one and became the seventh pitcher in the history of the franchise to compile double-digit withdrawals in a World Series game He is the first pitcher in World Series history to record 10 strikeouts in six innings or less At the end of the night, he had an 80 earned run average with 39 strikeouts in 25 innings over five outings. during these playoffs
The 26-year-old Buehler got the ball in Game 3 two years after pitching seven scoreless innings in Game 3 of the 2018 World Series against the Boston Red Sox as a rookie The Dodgers finally won in 18 innings that night to avoid a 3-0 hole
On Friday, the Dodgers, whose unwavering confidence after their loss in Game 2 stemmed from the three pitchers slated to start the next three games, took a 2-1 lead in the series, moving to two wins in their wake. first championship in more than three decades Blake Treinen, Brusdar Graterol and Kenley Jansen, who gave up a home run to Randy Arozarena with two strikeouts in the ninth, each registered a round to close it Game 4 is scheduled for 5:08 p.m. PDT on Saturday
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The Dodgers’ continuing production portfolio, diversified into 2020 to avoid another disappointment in October, provided all the support Buehler needed Justin Turner and Austin Barnes each hit a solo home run The Barnes home run has took place two innings after running a safety press Mookie Betts delivered two singles and stole two bases for the second time in the series They scored five runs with two strikeouts and have 50 in the playoffs, breaking the previous record for 46 playoffs set by Boston in 2004
Charlie Morton, the only Ray to ever experience the World Series, took the mound in front of Buehler The last time he dived this deep in October went badly for the Dodgers Morton has allowed two runs in 10-1 / 3 innings in two games for the Houston Astros in the 2017 World Series He completed the Dodgers with four dominant innings in Game 7 at Dodger Stadium
Three years later, the Dodgers had no trouble dealing with the 36-year-old right-hander He was put out with a putout in the fourth inning after allowing five runs on seven hits He threw 91 shots All five innings were the most he had given up since opening day
Several hours before the first pitch, Major League Baseball – citing low temperatures, wind chill and a low possibility of rain – announced that the roof of Globe Life Field would be closed for the first time in the playoffs The roof had been left open for the first 12 games of the baseball stadium playoffs, which included all of the Dodgers, even when the wind became an issue in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series
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Photos: Dodgers beat Rays in Game 3 of World Series
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Photos: Dodgers beat Rays in Game 3 of World Series
Photos from Game 3 of the World Series between the Dodgers and the Tampa Bay Rays at Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX
The gusts were fluctuating at a speed of 6-15 mph on the first launch that night The flying balls were deadened, dirt swirled in players’ eyes, jerseys were flapping in the wind The league, however, had decided not to close the roof unless rain is a possibility to minimize the potential spread of COVID-19 once fans have been cleared to participate in the NLCS Instead, the MLB’s first indoor game with fans in 2020 came on a day when the United States set a record for new coronavirus cases with 80,000 Attendance reported was 11,447
Flyballs travel around 10 feet farther with the top open by Dodgers estimates The effect was evident in batting practice The balls weren’t carrying as far Home homers would be harder to round up Turner’s made it easy
Morton was ahead 1 and 2, one strike from a clear first inning, when he attempted to make a high fastball by the Dodgers third baseman It was a mistake Turner belted the pitch 396 feet above the left-field wall to put Los Angeles on the board first The solo explosion was Turner’s 11th career playoff home run, tying Duke Snider for most of history franchise Snider has accumulated his 11 exclusively in World Series matches
The Dodgers added two more runs with two third inning strikeouts on Max Muncy’s singles They scored their fourth run on Barnes safety pressure in the fourth inning Betts delivered an RBI single for the fourth inning at two Dodgers outings of the night
Two innings later, Barnes hit a 425-foot shot to become the 11th Dodger with a playoff home run.But Barnes didn’t start behind home plate against Will Smith, who was the designated hitter, for his attack He was there for his framing and his ability to guide Buehler
Buehler’s final act came against Arozarena, the Rays star and top hitter, with a runner on first base He completed it with a tight 82 mph curve ball just off the hacked Arozarena plate and missed for No 10 dam and Buehler’s last October jewel was over
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