In 16 starts this season, 30-year-old Buehler, who was formerly perhaps the best pitcher on the Los Angeles Dodgers staff without Clayton Kershaw, pitched to a career-worst 5.38 ERA.
Nearly out of necessity, Buehler was named as a starter due to Kerhsaw and other injuries to the Dodgers rotation.
A microcosm of his regular season, his first postseason start was awful. In what would have been his last appearance of the season, he gave up six earned runs in five innings against the San Diego Padres.
However, Los Angeles won that series in five games, and Buehler was named by the Dodgers as it.
He did not let us down, except from innings and pitch count. Even though it took him 90 pitches, he managed to grind out four scoreless frames and struck out Francisco Lindor with the bases loaded in the second inning.
Manager Dave Roberts is extremely pleased with Buehler’s recovery based on where he has been this season and even as late as last week.
