<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-dave-roberts-blake-snell-world-series-game-1-loss');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dodgers’ Dave Roberts reveals what went wrong for Blake Snell in World Series Game 1 loss to Blue Jays');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Dodgers-news-Dave-Roberts-reveals-what-went-wrong-for-Blake-Snell-in-World-Series-Game-1-loss-to-Blue-Jays.jpg"><figcaption>Kevin Sousa-Imagn Images.</figcaption></figure><h1>Dodgers’ Dave Roberts reveals what went wrong for Blake Snell in World Series Game 1 loss to Blue Jays</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-25T06:47:52-07:00">October 25th, 6:47am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-25T06:53:59-07:00">October 25th, 6:53am</time><address><a>Josh Davis</a>Josh Davis is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints with a focus on MLB. As the founder and creator of OutOfSightSports, Josh spearheads the development and expansion of an engaging social media platform, with a core focus on Twitter/X. A passionate sports writer, Josh is dedicated to delivering compelling content that connects fans and fuels vibrant sports conversations. His vision is to craft stories so vivid that fans feel like they’re standing at the plate or on the field.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Dodgers’ search for control unraveled under the lights at Rogers Centre, and Dave Roberts didn’t shy away from addressing it. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-shohei-ohtani-1st-world-series-home-run-brutal-game-1-loss">Following the Dodgers’ 11-4 loss</a> in Game 1 of the World Series to the Toronto Blue Jays, the manager explained what went wrong for Blake Snell and how it set the tone for the night.</p><p>DodgersBeat took to X (formerly known as Twitter) and <a href="https://x.com/DodgersBeat/status/1981931294402781503" rel="noopener">posted the following quote</a> from Roberts’ postgame interview, along with a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eabfirAeEQI" rel="noopener">link to the full conversation</a>.</p><p>“Blake just didn’t have good fastball command tonight. The Blue Jays fought — we just didn’t make pitches when we needed to.”</p><p>For five innings, Snell looked like the Dodgers’ stabilizer. He allowed only a two-run homer to Daulton Varsho and had the game tied 2–2 entering the sixth. But once command slipped, the Blue Jays pounced. A walk, a single, and a hit-by-pitch loaded the bases before the bullpen took over — and chaos followed.</p><p>Emmet Sheehan walked in a run, Andres Gimenez singled, and Addison Barger launched the first pinch-hit grand slam in World Series history. Toronto’s nine-run sixth inning, capped by Alejandro Kirk’s two-run homer, left the Dodgers’ dugout silent and stunned.</p><p>Roberts’ explanation was as direct as it was honest. The Dodgers’ pitchers simply missed their spots. Twelve of Snell’s 37 fastballs were fouled off, extending counts until fatigue set in. Once the bullpen entered, the damage was inevitable, as six earned runs over four innings sealed the blowout.</p><p>The Dodgers’ strength all postseason had been their starting rotation, carrying a 1.40 ERA before Game 1. But their bullpen, sitting near 4.90, proved to be the weak link analysts feared. Now the pressure shifts to Yoshinobu Yamamoto in Game 2 against Kevin Gausman, as L.A. fights to avoid an 0–2 hole that only 10 of 121 teams have ever escaped.</p><p>In October, command is everything — and the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-fans-down-bad-addison-barger-grand-slam-game-1-loss-blue-jays">Dodgers lost it when it mattered</a> most.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dodgers’ Dave Roberts reveals what went wrong for Blake Snell in World Series Game 1 loss to Blue Jays

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-blake-snell-breaks-silence-ugly-6th-inning-blue-jays');   ga('set', 'title', 'Blake Snell breaks silence on ugly 6th inning vs. Blue Jays');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Blake-Snell_62268a.jpg"><figcaption>Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Blake Snell breaks silence on ugly 6th inning vs. Blue Jays</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-25T00:46:02-07:00">October 25th, 12:46am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-25T01:15:38-07:00">October 25th, 1:15am</time><address><a>Mike Gianakos</a>Mike Gianakos is a veteran editor and writer for print and digital media. He also created and oversaw video and event production departments for legacy media brands. Mike is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Dodgers felt confident with Blake Snell taking the mound against the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 1 of the World Series. The Dodgers’ pitching staff had been stingy in the postseason, holding opponents to a single run in five straight games. And <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-blake-snell-6-start-stretch-first-mlb-history">Snell capped a historic six-start run</a> with his eight-inning gem in Game 1 of the NLCS.</p><p>But the Dodgers’ ace had a rough outing Friday. The Blue Jays did most of their damage in a nine-run sixth inning. It was the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-news-history-not-seen-57-years-dodgers">highest-scoring World Series inning since 1968</a>. And a frustrated Snell was <a href="https://x.com/SportsNetLA/status/1981934790707232973" rel="noopener">pulled from the game</a>.</p><p>“I just wasn’t locating the ball, it’s pretty simple. Command with the fastball wasn’t great… Change up, I couldn’t locate that either… It’s just frustrating but I learned a lot. Still confident. I know what I can do, I know who I am,” Snell said, per SportsNet LA.</p><h2><b>Blake Snell struggles in Dodgers’ Game 1 loss</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Blake-Snell-2_ed87a1.jpg"><figcaption>Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Snell allowed five runs on eight hits in five innings. He had only given up two runs on six hits in 21 postseason innings before his World Series dud. The Blue Jays went on to win 11-4, handing Snell his first loss since early September.</p><p>The Dodgers took an early 2-0 lead Friday. But <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-blake-snell-allows-1st-lefty-home-run-world-series">Daulton Varsho’s two-run homer</a> tied the game in the fourth inning. Varsho blasted a 96 mph center-cut four-seamer, sending it clanging off the batter’s eye in center field.</p><p>“I made a mistake to Varsho [with] a fastball down the middle. Just a tough game,” Snell acknowledged.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">DAULTON VARSHO TIES UP <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WORLDSERIES?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WORLDSERIES</a> GAME 1! <a href="https://t.co/VncyZk97ed">pic.twitter.com/VncyZk97ed</a></p><p>— MLB (@MLB) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1981897270292283749?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 25, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>But the real fireworks came in the sixth inning when the Blue Jays sent 12 batters to the plate. The highlight of the barrage was Addison Barger’s historic homer, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-news-addison-barger-world-series-history-pinch-hit-grand-slam">first World Series pinch-hit grand slam</a>.</p><p>Of course, Snell wasn’t around for most of the onslaught. The 10th-year veteran hit Varsho with a high fastball to load the bases with no outs and Dave Roberts had seen enough. Snell was replaced by Emmet Sheehan. The score was still tied 2-2 but Snell was responsible for all three runners on base. By the end of the inning, the Blue Jays had a commanding 11-2 lead and Snell was on the hook for the loss.</p><p>The Dodgers are down 0-1 in their quest to repeat as champions. “We’re confident. We know how good we are. But it was a tough game. They came out swinging and had a better game,” Snell said. “ [But] you’ve gotta win four.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Blake Snell breaks silence on ugly 6th inning vs. Blue Jays

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He’s been a sports fan his entire life and enjoys writing about every sport. He has spent three years in sports journalism and loves analyzing games. In his free time, he very much enjoys binge-watching shows and playing video games.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The 2025 World Series opened Friday night at Toronto’s Rogers Centre, hosting <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mlb-stories/3-bold-dodgers-blue-jays-world-series-predictions">Game 1 between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays</a>, the city’s first Fall Classic since 1993. Los Angeles, pursuing back-to-back titles and a chance to become the first team to repeat since the 1998–2000 New York Yankees, went up against a Toronto squad seeking its first championship since 1993.</p><p>The Dodgers starter, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-blake-snell-world-series-pitcher">Blake Snell, a two-time Cy Young winner, took the mound</a> against rookie right-hander Trey Yesavage for the Blue Jays.</p><p>Los Angeles struck first in the second inning. Enrique Hernandez singled with one out, and Max Muncy followed, putting runners in scoring position. Will Smith connected for an RBI single, bringing home Muncy and giving the Dodgers a 1-0 lead. Smith later scored Los Angeles’ second run after advancing on a Freddie Freeman walk and a single by Mookie Betts.</p><p>With the score 2-0, Toronto struck back in the bottom of the fourth. Alejandro Kirk led off with a sharp single, and Daulton Varsho smashed a fastball from Snell to straightaway center field for a two-run homer, tying the game at 2-2. Snell had been virtually untouchable by left-handed hitters this season. Before tonight, he had not allowed <a href="https://x.com/MLBStats/status/1981900103196536939" rel="noopener">a home run to a lefty</a> in 2025, including the postseason. The last lefty to homer off him was Juan Soto on June 2, 2024.</p><p>It was Varsho’s third home run of the postseason, adding to the 20 homers he had already smacked in just 71 regular-season games. His aggressive approach, which included a career-high 28% strikeout rate, has resulted in a .548 slugging percentage this season, ninth among MLB players with at least 250 plate appearances.</p><p>Snell managed to escape further damage by inducing two flyouts and striking out Toronto’s No. 9 hitter, Andres Gimenez. However, the home run was a costly blow, as it came at the worst possible moment for the Dodgers, allowing the Blue Jays to erase their early advantage.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dodgers’ Blake Snell allows 1st lefty home run at worst possible time during World Series

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-blake-snell-world-series-pitcher');   ga('set', 'title', 'Blake Snell’s World Series dreams come with ‘best pitcher’ desire');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Blake-Snell-4.jpg"><figcaption>Benny Sieu-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Blake Snell’s World Series dreams come with ‘best pitcher’ desire</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-24T10:55:10-07:00">October 24th, 10:55am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-24T10:55:10-07:00">October 24th, 10:55am</time><address><a>Zachary Draves</a>Zachary Draves is a sportswriter and broadcaster based in the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa. Zachary covers a variety of different sports as well as sports history, sport and society, and sport and culture. He is also a professor of sociology.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>For Game 1 of the World Series against the Toronto Blue Jays, the LA Dodgers <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-blake-snells-better-warning-give-blue-jays-nightmares-before-world-series">are entrusting Blake Snell</a> to get the party started on Friday. Also, he will be <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-news-rookie-trey-yesavage-gets-game-1-start-will-face-blake-snell">facing the Blue Jays rookie sensation Trey Yesavage</a>.</p><p>All the while, Snell is <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/46698857/world-series-2025-los-angeles-dodgers-blake-snell-evolution-game-1-ace" rel="noopener">getting to live out</a> a dream, per Jeff Passan of ESPN. Forever, Snell had wanted to pitch in the World Series as well as wanting to be the best pitcher in the game. Now, he feel as though he has achieved that.</p><p>“I’ve always wanted to be the best pitcher in the world,” Snell said. “I’ve always chased it.”</p><p>During the regular season, Snell went 5-4 with a 2.35 ERA and 72 strikeouts. In the postseason, Snell has been virtually unstoppable. He is 3-0 with a 0.86 ERA and pitched 21 innings. Altogether, Snell has accumulated 28 strikeouts.</p><p>Additionally, Snell was the guy <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-blake-snell-6-start-stretch-first-mlb-history">who was on top of his game</a> against the Milwaukee Brewers in the NLCS. After Game 1, the Dodgers will give the ball to Yoshinobu Yamamoto for Game 2. The two <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-blake-snell-6-start-stretch-first-mlb-history">have become</a> the modern-day Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale. A dominant lefty and righty proudly donning the Dodger blue.</p><p>The Dodgers are looking to repeat as World Series champions. Meanwhile, Snell is gunning for his first title.</p><h2><b>Blake Snell’s last World Series was against the Dodgers<br></b></h2><p>In 2020, the Dodgers faced the Tampa Bay Rays in the COVID-affected World Series. At the time, Snell was pitching for the Rays.</p><p>His most notable moment was in Game 6. Ultimately, Snell was pulled out of the game by manager Kevin Cash in the 6th inning. Altogether, Snell had struck out nine through four innings and gave up only two hits. The Rays had a 1-0 lead.</p><p>Afterward, the Dodgers scored two runs in the 6th inning. Eventually, the Dodgers went onto win 3-1 and the title. That decision was <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/debate-blake-snell-2020-world-series-game-6" rel="noopener">met with a barrage</a> of debate and criticism.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Blake Snell’s World Series dreams come with ‘best pitcher’ desire

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-blake-snells-better-warning-give-blue-jays-nightmares-before-world-series');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dodgers pitcher Blake Snell’s ‘better’ warning will give Blue Jays nightmares before World Series');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Snell-throws.jpg"><figcaption>Jovanny Hernandez / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Dodgers pitcher Blake Snell’s ‘better’ warning will give Blue Jays nightmares before World Series</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-23T15:45:38-07:00">October 23rd, 3:45pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-23T15:45:38-07:00">October 23rd, 3:45pm</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University alum from Atlanta who graduated with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-shohei-ohtani-opens-up-about-learning-from-2024-world-series-experience">Los Angeles Dodgers are currently preparing</a> for their upcoming World Series matchup <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-shohei-ohtani-makes-brutally-honest-blue-jays-hat-admission-before-world-series">against the AL champion Toronto Blue Jays</a>, which is set to begin on Friday evening. The Dodgers have been dominant in this postseason so far, currently sitting at 9-1 in the playoffs after a recent sweep over the Milwaukee Brewers in the NLDS.</p><p>A large part of the reason why the Dodgers have been so dominant despite a poor postseason showing from superstar Shohei Ohtani (with one notable exception) has been the play of their pitching staff, including last offseason’s acquisition, Blake Snell</p><p>Recently, Snell got 100% real on why <a href="https://x.com/MLBNetwork/status/1981471094105072086" rel="noopener">he thinks he still has</a> another gear that he can hit in the World Series.</p><p>“Feeling good, but I can get better,” said Snell, per the MLB Network on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>Snell has been dominant so far in these playoffs, pitching 14 straight scoreless innings dating back the last two rounds and also recording 19 strikeouts.</p><p>He’s a member of a Dodgers team that is looking to capture a second straight World Series championship after defeating the New York Yankees last year, four games to one.</p><h2><b>A big opportunity for the Dodgers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Shohei-Ohtani-with-NLCS-MVP-.jpg"><figcaption>Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Los Angeles Dodgers have started out on the road for their first two rounds of the postseason, but it hasn’t remotely been an issue, as Los Angeles stormed into Philadelphia and stole two games from the Phillies and then cruised to a 2-0 series lead over the Milwaukee Brewers, also away from home.</p><p>The Dodgers will once again be starting out on the road this time around in front of a Toronto Blue Jays home crowd that showed up in full force for their team’s recent thrilling Game 7 win over the Seattle Mariners, which sent them to the World Series and solidified the matchup with Los Angeles.</p><p>Snell will be on the mound for the Dodgers when they hit the field for Game 1. That contest is slated to get underway on Friday at 8:00 PM ET from Toronto.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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