Dodgers Star Says LA Still Has Another Gear Amid Dominance

The Los Angeles Dodgers have taken a commanding 2-0 lead within the Nationwide League Championship Sequence over the Milwaukee Brewers, however in accordance with All-Star third baseman Max Muncy, the perfect is but to come back.

Muncy was requested after Tuesday’s 5-1 victory if his staff has one other stage to succeed in, and what else will be performed to advance to the World Sequence.

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“I imply, offensively, there’s nonetheless some alternatives that we will reap the benefits of. We haven’t totally performed that,” Muncy mentioned.

“It’s actually laborious to say the pitching can step up any greater than what they’ve been doing. However I do know from our standpoint offensively there are nonetheless some moments that we will reap the benefits of. And so, yeah, I nonetheless assume there’s one other gear in there.”

The Dodgers actually have had elite performances from their beginning pitchers, particularly within the NLCS.

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Blake Snell opened up the sequence with a one-hitter, putting out 10 and strolling no batters over eight innings. Yoshinobu Yamamoto secured Recreation 2 with a 111-pitch full sport, the one run surrendered coming from a solo dwelling run on the very first pitch of his outing.

The Dodgers have solely misplaced as soon as this postseason, and are nonetheless displaying immense energy on the plate. Among the many remaining postseason groups, LA has essentially the most hits, and is tied with the Toronto Blue Jays for essentially the most dwelling runs and RBIs this October.

“On the finish of the day we’re profitable video games,” Muncy mentioned. “That’s an important half. Doesn’t matter the way you do it, you discover away to come back out with the W, and that’s what we’ve performed.”

A significant purpose that might point out the Dodgers have extra to present on offense is three-time MVP Shohei Ohtani. He has been hitting simply .147 this postseason, however has the second-most RBIs on the staff with six.

If Ohtani can get again on observe and the remainder of the lineup continues to get runs on the board, that subsequent gear Muncy believes is there would possibly simply be reached.

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