NEW YORK —
Walker Buehler held his glove up to his chest and screamed into the October night.
Bases loaded, two outs, full count and Buehler had struck out Francisco Lindor with … a curveball?
On what turned out to be the most important pitch in an 8-0 victory over the New York Mets in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series, Buehler revealed the kind of pitcher he could be moving forward.
By contributing four scoreless innings in a win that resulted in a two-games-to-one series lead for the Dodgers, Buehler demonstrated the gradual transformation he made over the most testing season of his career.