As the Los Angeles Dodgers made their surge during the second half of the season, it coincided with Walker Buehler emerging as a right-handed ace to pair with Clayton Kershaw. The club has regularly adjusted their starting rotation and ensured Buehler started in key series.
He was particularly dominant in back-to-back outings against the St. Louis Cardinals and Colorado Rockies, allowing a combined two unearned runs on five hits while recording 21 strikeouts over 14 innings pitched.
Buehler had a career-high nine strikeouts on Aug. 22, then twice matched it before setting a new career-best mark with 12 strikeouts during the aforementioned two-start stretch.