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The Dodgers have announced their starting rotation for the NL Division Series against the Braves: Skubal in Game 1, Snell in Game 2, Yamamoto Yoshinobu in Game 3, and Glasnow in Game 4. The thread’s main debate centered on why ace-caliber Yamamoto — who carried a full workload last season — wasn’t tapped for Game 1 instead of Game 3, but opinions settled once data was cited showing “the Braves are weak against left-handed pitching.” It was also pointed out that since September, the Braves’ OPS against lefties sits dead last among all 30 MLB teams at .585, which many agreed gave the lefty/righty sequencing real logic. The thread also touched on Yamamoto’s home-versus-road performance gap and Ohtani’s hitting numbers.
Dodgers name Snell as their Game 2 starter — rock-solid rotation locked in: Skubal → Snell → Yamamoto Yoshinobu → Glasnow
◆MLB NL Division Series: Dodgers vs. Braves (Oct. 3, Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California)
On Oct. 3 (Oct. 4 JST), the Dodgers announced that Blake Snell (33) will start Game 2 of the Division Series at home against the Braves tomorrow, Oct. 4 (Oct. 5 JST).
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
And what exactly happens when you 'mark your words'?
That's exactly what you said right before Game 4 of the 2025 NLCS.
this is gonna backfire.
Just trust the guy already.
Atlanta's only shot at flipping this is Díaz.
2025's scapegoat was Scott, 2026's is Díaz —
hoping for a 'scapegoat relay' where each one blows 3 runs, 6 total (senpan = slang for whoever gets blamed for the loss).
what does the rotation look like then?
Otherwise some of this just doesn't add up.
It's one loss and you're out from the jump — of course you plan from the start, what else would you do?
Why isn't Yamamoto, the clear ace, starting Game 1?
If they drop Games 2 and 3, they're just going to throw him again in Game 4 anyway.
Probably because they can win with any of these guys on the mound.
Since Yamamoto carried a full workload all season, they slotted him into the lighter third spot.
Do you even know how many wins Skubal and Snell have combined?
It's fine, it's fine —
they'll lock in once the postseason starts.
MLB's data analytics really are something else.
If the gap's this clear-cut, fair enough.
Home 3.13
Away 1.77
dead last among all 30 MLB teams.
that's the Evil Empire for you.
With a roster like that, even I'd want to manage the Dodgers.
Thanks for the breakdown.
Last year he put up an OPS over 1.000 and hit 8 home runs — second-most in postseason history. Across two years that's 11 homers, and his career postseason OPS is .940. The guy's a monster.
It just climbed to 100°F (38°C) lol
If he picks up 6 World Series wins across two years, people will be talking about it a century from now.
Re: #90
Both of them were red-hot down the stretch though, no?
Yeah, outside of his Cy Young years he's barely been durable.
As a team or a fan, you'd rather have someone like Yamamoto who performs consistently.
Background and Key Points of This Topic
MLB has a custom of announcing starters for the first several postseason games in advance, and how a team splits up its left- and right-handed starters is closely tied to analysis of the opponent’s weaknesses. The data cited here — that since September the Braves have been extremely weak against left-handed pitching (a league-worst .585 OPS) — gives a clear rationale for not leading with a right-handed ace like Yamamoto Yoshinobu, though that nuance doesn’t come through from the headline alone. The thread split over whether Yamamoto, as the “true ace,” should have started Game 1 instead; since factors like innings pitched and rest between starts are all intertwined, no clear consensus emerged. Yamamoto’s home-versus-road performance gap (such as a 3.13 mark at home versus 1.77 on the road) was also cited as a factor in the sequencing — worth noting this isn’t a simple ranking by ability, but a rotation built around matchups and managing workload.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geisokuho+) thread “[MLB] Postseason Opens — Dodgers Announce Starters: Game 1 Skubal, Game 2 Snell, Game 3 Yamamoto Yoshinobu, Game 4 Glasnow, a Rock-Solid Rotation.”
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