"Sixty years ago, the only pitcher with a statue at Dodger Stadium delivered the most dominant postseason performance in franchise history. Sandy Koufax, meet Blake Snell. With apologies to Orel Hershiser and his classic run in 1988, the three postseason starts put up by Koufax in 1965 practically mirror the three postseason starts put up by Snell so far in 2025. Koufax: 24 innings, 13 hits, two runs, five walks, 29 strikeouts. Snell: 21 innings, six hits, two runs, five walks, 28 strikeouts."
"If you are a free agent that wants to play in the postseason and measure yourself against the best, as Snell did, you sign with the team that has made the playoffs 13 years running. "I wanted to be a Dodger and play on that team," Snell said. "To be here now, it's a dream come true. "I couldn't wish for anything more. I'm just going to do the best I can to help us win a World Series.""
Blake Snell has produced three postseason starts in 2025 with 21 innings, six hits, two runs, five walks and 28 strikeouts. Those numbers closely mirror Sandy Koufax's 1965 postseason line of 24 innings, 13 hits, two runs, five walks and 29 strikeouts. Snell shut out the Milwaukee Brewers for eight innings in NLCS Game 1 as the Dodgers opened with a 2-1 victory. If the Dodgers advance through multiple rounds, Snell could make two or three more starts and potentially deliver the most sustained October dominance in franchise history. Snell expressed that joining the Dodgers was a dream and he aims to help win a World Series.
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