"After two very winnable games that became two very brutal losses to start the series against the Phillies, the same formula repeated itself in the finale. The Dodgers jumped out to an early lead, Blake Snell was dominant, and it looked like they would cruise to victory ... and this time they actually did?! They tacked on a pair of insurance runs late, and the pen pitched two scoreless as they managed to salvage a 5-0 win from a series they arguably should've swept."
"He was dominant throughout, striking out a pair in both a clean 1st and 2nd, then striking out the side to help get around a pair of two-out singles in the 3rd. He got another strikeout in a 1-2-3 frame in the 4th, then struck out two more in a clean 5th, and got yet another K in a clean 6th."
"Ever since the singles in the 3rd - the only baserunners of the game to this point - he retired 12 in a row into the 7th. However, he was over 100 pitches at that point, and seemingly started to lose his command a bit. He issued back-to-back two-out walks to bring the tying run to the plate, and he was at 107 pitches. Dave Roberts looked like he was coming to get him, but Snell talked him into one last batter. He fell behind him 2-0, but battled back and emphatically got a strikeout on a fastball up to end his outing."
The Dodgers salvaged a 5-0 victory after two earlier losses, adding late insurance runs and receiving two scoreless innings from the bullpen. Blake Snell delivered seven strong innings, allowing two hits, zero runs, two walks, and recording 12 strikeouts while throwing 112 pitches. Snell retired 12 batters in a row into the seventh and, after issuing back-to-back two-out walks, struck out the final batter to end his outing. Jesus Luzardo started for the Phillies, and Freddie Freeman hit his 21st home run in the second to give the Dodgers an early lead. Miguel Rojas followed with a single and a perfectly executed hit-and-run, including a stolen base.
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