When Blake Snell signed with the Dodgers last December, he said he wanted to pitch in big games. The results in those big games so far have been magnificent, winning all three postseason starts so far this year, with his Game 1 gem Monday night to open the NLCS the best one yet.

Going out to the mound and back to the dugout eight different times, Snell ran a 10-K in Game 1, striking out double-digits for the first time in his 14 career postseason starts. He had five previous starts with exactly nine strikeouts, including his first two starts for the Dodgers this year, in the wild card round and NLDS Game 2.

Snell has a 2.58 ERA in 69 2/3 postseason innings, with 89 strikeouts, and a 7-3 record, including wins in each of his last five postseason starts dating back to 2022.

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