Dodgers starter Walker Buehler believes one variable will dictate Game 3 outing

Walker Buehler is rooting for a acold nighttime astatine Yankee Stadium. 

The Dodgers right-hander has mostly struggled this season but was effective successful a short commencement against nan Mets successful Game 3 of nan NLCS, and nan upwind mightiness person played a part. 

“I deliberation nan upwind and nan stadium has thing to do pinch it,” Buehler said Sunday, referring to nan activity connected his pitches. “I said earlier that crippled [at Citi Field], I for illustration pitching successful nan cold, truthful I americium hoping it gets down location a small spot [Monday].” 

He will get nan shot successful Game 3 of nan World Series, pinch nan Dodgers up 2-0.

It will beryllium his first clip pitching astatine Yankee Stadium. 

Buehler sounded 4 scoreless innings against nan Mets successful his past start, departing aft 90 pitches.

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The Dodgers, who trust heavy connected a heavy bullpen, will surely return a akin outing from Buehler against nan Yankees. 

In 16 starts during nan regular season, Buehler sounded to a 5.38 ERA. He followed that pinch a clunker against nan Padres successful Game 3 of nan NLDS, successful which he allowed six earned runs complete 5 innings. 

This shape is thing caller to Buehler, who sounded for nan Dodgers successful nan 2018 and ’20 World Series. In his 2 starts, he sounded to a 0.69 ERA. 

“I’ve ne'er thrown immoderate crippled different than Game 3 successful nan World Series, truthful I americium benignant of acquainted that measurement a small bit,” Buehler said. 

He’s sewage a reliable enactment to follow. Yoshinobu Yamamoto allowed only 1 tally connected 1 deed complete 6 ¹/₃ innings for nan Dodgers successful Game 2. A nighttime earlier Jack Flaherty allowed 2 earned runs complete 5 ¹/₃ innings. 

Buehler said he watched Flaherty and Yamamoto for clues connected really to onslaught this Yankees lineup. 

“All 3 of america being right-handed surely helps,” Buehler said. “At nan extremity of nan day, it’s benignant of weaving what we do good against what they don’t do truthful well. I deliberation some those guys did a really bully occupation of going to their strengths erstwhile they needed to.”