![]() ![]() ![]() Muncy admitted back in spring training that his. The Dodgers’ offense could have used the patient, powerful Muncy in the 4-0 loss to the Giants. On the last day of the regular season in 2021, Muncy suffered a brutal injury on that same elbow that held him out of the entire postseason. Injured Dodgers first baseman Max Muncy watches from the dugout during Game 1 of the National League Division Series on Friday night at Oracle Park in San Francisco. But if the Giants instilled any lasting doubt in Game 1, one of the Dodgers best suited to erase it will not be available. Muncy’s absence might not be felt so acutely in the meantime. The Dodgers are unlikely to see Webb again unless the series goes to a Game 5. Muncy had 22 hits against changeups thrown by left-handed pitchers this season. “That’s probably the most changeups I’ve thrown in a while,” he told a TBS reporter after the game, “and it was the pitch that was working so I kept going to it.” Webb’s best pitch Friday was his changeup. Muncy is the antidote for efficiency, seeing more pitches per plate appearance than all but seven qualified National League hitters in 2021. He threw 92 pitches and only one came in a three-ball count. MLB All-Star Game: Yankees’ Gerrit Cole, Diamondbacks’ Zac Gallen to start on mound Matt Beaty took Muncy’s place at first base in Wednesday’s wild-card game against the Cardinals, and again Friday against the Giants. Two days later, as his teammates took batting practice, a black support brace simultaneously held Muncy’s elbow and whatever hope he has of sneaking into a game before the end of the month. ![]() He injured his left elbow on the final day of the regular season in a collision at first base. Neither is Muncy, for all intents and purposes. Louis Cardinals’ Paul Goldschmidt – are no longer active in the postseason. The others – the Chicago Cubs’ Jason Heyward and the St. Max Muncy is one of only three active players who have batted 100 times in San Francisco’s Oracle Park with an on-base plus slugging percentage above. The last pitcher to throw seven or more shutout innings with 10 or more strikeouts in his postseason debut? The New York Mets’ Jacob deGrom in Game 1 of the 2015 NLDS at Dodger Stadium.įor the Dodgers, the game and the series might be more remarkable for a name that was absent from the box score. The San Francisco Giants’ starting pitcher Friday etched his name in the history books with a masterful performance against the Dodgers, throwing 7⅔ scoreless innings en route to a 4-0 victory. Years from now, when the details are reduced to a few gifs and a box score, the story of Game 1 of the National League Division Series will boil down to two words: Logan Webb. ![]()
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