"The splitter and slider did the exact same thing, one was just slower and they were spinning a little different. To me, and I said this in one of the hitters' meetings, I said, 'I want to treat him like I'm facing a left-handed pitcher that's just throwing down sliders.' So that was my whole approach. If I'm facing a lefty, this has got to start at me and it's got to be up."
"Because usually when you're facing a righty and the ball starts at you, you're jumping out of the way. And the first couple of times I did face him, I did jump out of the way. I was like, 'Ooh, I don't know what I'm looking at right here'"
The Los Angeles Dodgers overcame an early 3-0 deficit to win Game 7 of the World Series, 5-4, clinching back-to-back championships. Max Scherzer retired nine consecutive batters after Shohei Ohtani's leadoff single, keeping the Dodgers largely contained early. A bases-loaded chance in the fourth produced only one run due to strong Toronto defense. The Dodgers narrowed the gap with a sixth-inning sacrifice fly and tied momentum late when Max Muncy hit a solo home run in the eighth off Trey Yesavage. Muncy adjusted his approach by treating Yesavage like a lefty throwing down sliders and staying ready for pitches that start at the hitter.
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