STILLWATER — Before Walker Buehler pitched the Los Angeles Dodgers to a division title and World Series berth, he was recruited by one Oklahoma State alum and drafted by another.
Buehler will take the mound for the Dodgers in Game 3 of the World Series on Friday, with Los Angeles returning home down 2-0 in the series to the Boston Red Sox. In his rookie season, he posted a 2.62 ERA, capping the regular season with 6 2/3 one-hit frames against the Colorado Rockies in a Game 163 tiebreaker. Saturday, he allowed one run in 4 2/3 innings of Game 7 of the National League Championship Series to get the Dodgers to the Fall Classic.