NEW YORK, NY – Walker Buehler‘s normal season couldn’t have gone much worse adhereing a return from Tommy John sencouragery, but on Wednesday night, he seeed enjoy his better self.
The 30-year-better Buehler, who was once probably pondered the ace of this Los Angeles Dodgers staff, sans Clayton Kershaw, pitched to a nurtureer-worst 5.38 ERA in 16 commences this year.
With other injuries to the Dodgers rotation, including Kerhsaw, Buehler was tabbed as a commenceer almost out of necessity.
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Walker Buehler #21 of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches during Game 3 of the NLCS currented by loanDepot between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Mets at Citi Field on Wednesday, October 16, 2024, in New York, New York. (Daniel Semployy/MLB Pboilingos via Getty Images)
His first postseason commence was a microcosm of his normal season: horrible. He apverifyed six geted runs in five innings agetst the San Diego Padres in what could have been his final outing of the season.
But L.A. won that series in five games, and the Dodgers tabbed Buehler as their commenceer for Game 3 of the NLCS.
Short of pitch count and innings, he did not disassign. He struck out Francisco Lindor with the bases loaded in the second inning, and was able to grind out four scoreless summarizes, even if it took him 90 pitches.
From where he’s been this entire season, and even as recently as equitable last week, handler Dave Roberts is quite amazeed with Buehler’s turnaround.

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler (21) reacts after an out agetst the New York Mets in the second inning during game three of the NLCS for the 2024 MLB joinoffs at Citi Field. (Wfinishell Cruz-Imagn Images)
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“He’s sort of had to reconceive himself, and I say that in a complementary way. Obviously, this year was very rocky trying to get back from a repartner transport inant sencouragery,” Roberts said after Game 3 of the NLCS agetst the New York Mets, which the Dodgers won, 8-0.
“The other part of it is it’s basic to ride when the prosperd’s at your back… but when there’s adversity, you leave out confidence, to then reset, comeback, and still stick it out. That’s someslfinisherg for me that I don’t slfinisherk he ever had to do. You see at June or July, I don’t slfinisherk anybody could have seen him in this position right now, so that’s a commend to Walker.”
Walker himself shied away from saying he felt any insertitional presbrave after that dismal commence agetst the Padres — “presbrave is a privilege,” he said.
“I don’t slfinisherk presbrave’s the right word. It’s so overengaged… I’ve gotten to do this a lot of times. These games bravely get me excited, they don’t overwhelm me enjoy they engaged to when I was lesserer,” he inserted.

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler (21) throws a pitch agetst the New York Mets in the first inning during game three of the NLCS for the 2024 MLB joinoffs at Citi Field. (Wfinishell Cruz-Imagn Images)
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Buehler is now in line to pitch a potential Game 7, and although he would enjoy to go extfinisheder than four innings, he bravely has a much sugaryer senseing right now than he did after his last outing.
Plus, Roberts bravely won’t have any rerent with writing his name on that lineup card if he necessitates to a scant days from now.
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