Tyler Glasnow vs. TBD.
For the second time this series, let's start with the negative. According to Jayson Stark in The Athletic, there have been eight teams (including this year's Dodgers), since the 2000 Yankees (MLB's last repeat winner), who have been within six games of a repeat World Series Championship. And none of the other seven have made it to a repeat title:
- 2001 Yankees — one win away (lost Game 7 of the World Series)
- 2009 Phillies — two wins away (lost the World Series in six games)
- 2008 Red Sox — five wins away (lost in Game 7 of ALCS)
- 2012 Cardinals — five wins away (lost in Game 7 of NLCS)
- 2023 Astros — five wins away (lost in Game 7 of ALCS)
- 2010 Yankees — six wins away (lost in Game 6 of ALCS)
- 2021 Dodgers — six wins away (lost in Game 6 of NLCS)
Put another way, of the seven teams since 2000 that had won two games in the LCS and were vying for a repeat World Series title, five of them didn't even make it out of the LCS.
To be fair, the 2001 Yankees were the only team in that set of seven who had a 2-0 lead in the LCS--on the road, no less!--and then went on to fall short (in the World Series, to Luis Gonzalez and the Diamondbacks).
On the other hand, World Series winners in 2021-2023 (Atlanta, Houston, and Texas) all went up 2-0 in their LCS en route to a World Series Championship.
(Atlanta was also up 2-0 on the Dodgers in the 2020 NLCS, and the Dodgers stormed back to not only win the 2020 NLCS but win the 2020 World Series.)
And did you see what just happened to the Mariners last night? Up 2-0 and heading home for Game 3, the Blue Jays rolled the Mariners 13-4, with five Blue Jays hitting home runs en route to victory. Ouch.
Tyler Glasnow takes the mound tonight for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He's had two appearances in the 2025 postseason: a relief appearance in NLDS G1, where he went 1.2 IP (0 ER, 2 H, 2 BB, 2 Ks), and then a more conventional (and effective) start in NLDS G4 (6.0 IP, 0 ER 2 H, 3 BB, 8 Ks). I was there for that NLDS G4, and he had pinpoint accuracy and was just setting up Ks all over the place, including in high-leverage positions. But Glasnow has gotten through six full innings in only three of his eleven career postseason starts, but no further than that--which means Dave Roberts is gonna have to use the bullpen somehow tonight.
So let's look at some more stats (courtesy ESPN's Get Up from 10.15):
I'm terrified.
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GAME 3
Ohtani DH
Betts SS
Smith C
Freeman 1B
Edman 2B
Hernandez, T RF
Muncy 3B
Hernandez, K LF
Pages CF
Glasnow P
Had to get the lineup in early. I have a meeting at 3 today. Boo.
Quad: you look pretty sick. Maybe you should go home early.
But thanks for the lineup posting! :)
Rally Towel photo and thread up!
@Sax I might have the game on, but muted, during the meeting. Perk of working from home.
Little bit of traffic for Glasnow in the first, but he gets out of it.
Ohtani! TRIPLE!!!
That's a much better AB for Ohtani as well. Down 0-2, he worked it.
MOOKIE RBI DOUBLE!!!
@Quad: we need AI Quad to fill in for you at this meeting...
Oh, Will. Ks for the first out.
Nasty pitch by Ashby for that backwards K on Smith.
Four-pitch walk for Freddie. That looked deliberate.
damn. pitching change already for Brews
Here's Misiorowski.
Ashby was brought in to get the Dodgers' early lefties. It didn't work.
But the Brewers can still get out of it.
Okay so here's Sax's dilemma.
I need to go for my run today. But I also need to start drinking for this game, and I can't drink before my run. So I think I need to run now and then drink and watch the game later.
Dammit I should have run earlier! Too much work.
@saxy....go for your run then drink and watch game. theres still a.game tomorrow
Dammit, Ks on Edman and Hernandez. At least Tommy worked a count; Teo Ks on three straight pitches.
This is gonna be a barnburner game. We stranded two.
1-0 LA through 1.
@spank I think you're right. Please hold down the fort with Quad! And wake up karen!
I'm not thrilled to have Miz pitching.
I woke up Saxy!!
Kike can't field a ball and Durbin gets a one-out triple. Come on, guys.
@karen: I hate to break it to you. Miz is pitching. And mowing us down.
Triple for Durdin. BOOOO!
Rick Monday said that Pages didn't even move on that Durbin triple. Get your head in the game, Pages. You're useless at the plate anyway.
Brewers tie it.
Glasnow does not look sharp, unlike Snell and Yamamoto the last couple of nights.
@Saxy....I know he's pitching. That's why I am really unhappy.
Bauers steals and is in scoring position for Ortiz. 1-1 count.
WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING GLASNOW
Muncy saves Glasnow's ass by getting Bauers at home on the FC. Wow.
Great play by Max!
Get a grip, Glasnow.
1-1 tie, mid-2
Miz gets Kiké for his third K (in four batters). Geez.
I know Miz is throwing 100+, but Pages is just hacking here.
Wow Pages actually singles. Amazing.
He's batting .100 now.
So here's Shohei.
Dammit, Shohei grounds out. Again.
1-1 through 2.
Shohei is now batting .167 this postseason.
Meeting done! Let’s go Dodgers!
Tag team with Quad: I’m going on my run
Two Ks for Glasnow, but not efficient. And here’s Yelich
Bullpen.will be needed this game. Glassarm at 55 pitches after 3
And Glasnow gets him as well. Wow
Miz mowing them down
Glasnow with 5 K’s in a row!
Glassarm gives up a single but comes out of the 4th unscathed
A walk, then another punch out! 7 for Glasnow now. Let’s score some runs!
Ace Frehley of Kiss passed away ðŸ˜
oh yeah.nit was a walk. 3-1 pitch. my bad. i saw Quads
These losers calling the game are acting like Shohei never strikes out.
Vesia warming up.Glassarm seems to have it together though.
Glasnow almost makes it six innings, which would have been good as we are 7-0 in the postseason when our starter goes at least six.
we're back to conservative Roberts. i wouldve let Glassarm pitch to one more batter. Vesia coming in
Bullpen coming in. :( :(
Short leash on Glasnow.
pitch looked high to me. fuck it. I'll take it
I’m back and stretching.
We gotta get to Miz
TOMMY TANKS!!!!!
Tommy Tanks!
2-1 LA
Finally chased Miz!
Miz is done! Tommy Tanks chases him with an RBI single.
I'll take a throwing error. 3-1 Blue.
Gift run!
And, here’s that horrible bullpen.
I finished my run.
I’m stretching and I’m drinking my first beer—and we take a 3-1 lead.
Coincidence? Or causation?
Opening beer #2 for treinen
One pitch one out for Treinen.
Two out.
Chorizo could easily tie this
And Chourio as well
Oh man. Chourio is in trouble.
Even more brutal: I think Chourio gets that strikeout credited to him
I know Pages is 1-for-2 but it would be nice if he did something here
Pages Ks
Speaking of finally doing something, what about you, Shohei?!
Ohtani Ks.
Trade that guy
He missed one right down the middle, and struck out on a ball low out of the zone.
Trade Ohtani
Hahaha!
Let’s go, Banda! Good eighth
Roki warming up in the pen 😬
Lucky. 2-0 count and he gets the ground out. One out.
great play by mook
Sorry: 2-1 count when he got the ground out.
Great play Mookie!
Great play Mookie!!!
Mookie with a great play. He deserves to get that Gold Glove.
Mookie again for the second out
Let’s GOOOOOO
WIN!!!!
magnifico Roki
WIN!!!
that's a wrap
WIN BABY!!!!
WIN! LOVE IT!! GO ROKI!!
Let’s GOOOOOOOO
PGT up!
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