The Dodgers are set to play for their second consecutive World Series title, and they ought to feel good about handing the ball to their Game 1 starter, Blake Snell , a certified ace on a rotation full of aces .

In three starts this postseason, Snell has a 0.86 ERA. He is authoring the sort of October brilliance that the Dodgers envisioned when the two parties reached a five-year, $182 million deal last winter. In his last start -- Game 1 of the NLCS -- Snell faced the minimum across eight innings, something no one had done in a playoff game since Don Larsen in 1956. He left the Brewers shaking their heads.

“I think it’s the most dominant performance against us,” Milwaukee manager Pat Murphy said. “I’ve been here 10 years.”

When Snell is at his best, this is what he does. He has t

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