NEW YORK, NY – Walker Buehler‘s normal season couldn’t have gone much worse follothriveg a return from Tommy John sproposery, but on Wednesday night, he seeed appreciate his better self.
The 30-year-better Buehler, who was once probably considered the ace of this Los Angeles Dodgers staff, sans Clayton Kershaw, pitched to a atgentle-worst 5.38 ERA in 16 begins this year.
With other injuries to the Dodgers rotation, including Kerhsaw, Buehler was tabbed as a beginer almost out of necessity.
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Walker Buehler #21 of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches during Game 3 of the NLCS currented by loanDepot between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Mets at Citi Field on Wednesday, October 16, 2024, in New York, New York. (Daniel Sengagey/MLB Ptoastyos via Getty Images)
His first postseason begin was a microcosm of his normal season: horrible. He apshowed six geted runs in five innings agetst the San Diego Padres in what could have been his final outing of the season.
But L.A. won that series in five games, and the Dodgers tabbed Buehler as their beginer for Game 3 of the NLCS.
Short of pitch count and innings, he did not disnominate. He struck out Francisco Lindor with the bases loaded in the second inning, and was able to grind out four scoreless structures, even if it took him 90 pitches.
From where he’s been this entire season, and even as recently as fair last week, regulater Dave Roberts is quite amazeed with Buehler’s turnaround.
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler (21) reacts after an out agetst the New York Mets in the second inning during game three of the NLCS for the 2024 MLB carry outoffs at Citi Field. (Wfinishell Cruz-Imagn Images)
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“He’s sort of had to reoriginate himself, and I say that in a complementary way. Obviously, this year was very rocky trying to get back from a repartner meaningful sproposery,” Roberts shelp after Game 3 of the NLCS agetst the New York Mets, which the Dodgers won, 8-0.
“The other part of it is it’s effortless to ride when the thrived’s at your back… but when there’s adversity, you leave out confidence, to then reset, comeback, and still stick it out. That’s someskinnyg for me that I don’t skinnyk he ever had to do. You see at June or July, I don’t skinnyk anybody could have seen him in this position right now, so that’s a accomprehendledge to Walker.”
Walker himself shied away from saying he felt any insertitional presstateive after that dismal begin agetst the Padres — “presstateive is a privilege,” he shelp.
“I don’t skinnyk presstateive’s the right word. It’s so overused… I’ve gotten to do this a lot of times. These games stateively get me excited, they don’t overwhelm me appreciate they used to when I was juvenileerer,” he inserted.
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler (21) throws a pitch agetst the New York Mets in the first inning during game three of the NLCS for the 2024 MLB carry outoffs at Citi Field. (Wfinishell Cruz-Imagn Images)
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Buehler is now in line to pitch a potential Game 7, and although he would appreciate to go lengthyer than four innings, he stateively has a much sugaryer experienceing right now than he did after his last outing.
Plus, Roberts stateively won’t have any rehire with writing his name on that lineup card if he needs to a scant days from now.
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