Dodgers right-hander Walker Buehler was tasked with facing the Padres in Game 3 of the National League Division Series at Petco Park Tuesday. Buehler allowed six earned runs and gave up one home run while striking out zero through five innings.
Although his final stat line wasn’t stellar, Buehler got the job done. A defensive debacle by the Dodgers in the second inning didn’t help Buehler’s final numbers.
Buehler opened the bottom of the first following a solo homer by Mookie Betts. The right-hander was the first Dodgers starter to take the mound with a lead in a postseason game since Tyler Anderson in Game 4 of the 2022 NLDS against the Padres.