What a luxury it is to have Yoshinobu Yamamoto in your rotation, but not need him until Game 3 as you trot out two-time Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal followed by another two-time Cy Young winner in Blake Snell.
Atlanta’s struggles against southpaws (22nd in wOBA, 24th in BABIP and wRC+) likely have a lot to do with that decision. Snell made four September starts and pitched to a 1.08 ERA over 16.2 innings with a 19:4 K:BB ratio. He is also third in opponents’ OPS since 2022, and had a .208 OBA in home starts this year.
📡 SBR Edge: Starting strong
Los Angeles improved to 13-1 in Game 1 of any postseason series at Dodger Stadium with Dave Roberts as manager
