For six innings, Blake Snell had San Diego Padres fans cheering every first-pitch fastball and standing on their feet for every two-strike wipeout slider. He mowed through an overmatched Angels lineup, 18 up and 18 down, 10 of those via strikeout.
For the second straight start, this was the Snell who won the 2018 American League Cy Young Award with the Rays - not just a pitcher with the best stuff of any left-hander in the majors, but with the command to dominate. He had thrown 66 pitches, 51 for strikes, had not gone to a three-ball count on a single batter and had gone to two balls on just two hitters.