Dodgers P Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched the first complete game in the MLB postseason since 2017, after Blake Snell faced the minimum through eight innings the night before, giving Los Angeles a commanding 2-0 lead in the NLCS. In an era where bullpens and “openers” are the preferred plan for most managers, Dave Roberts and the Dodgers have ditched the analytics and are bringing back old-school baseball.
Doug Gottlieb: “Old habits are really hard to break and our old habit, as viewers, as fans, is to assume that starting pitching is dead, dead as a doornail. And the reality is it’s very much alive and well, very much alive and well with the LA Dodgers."