Blake Snell’s seventh-inning meltdown turns Dodgers’ lead into a nightmare
Blake Snell’s dominant postseason start unraveled in the seventh inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers’ narrow lead evaporated against the Milwaukee Brewers. Snell, who had allowed no home runs during the regular season, surrendered three long balls in Game 3 of the NLCS, including a leadoff shot by Jackson Chourio in the first inning off a 97.6 mph fastball.
After striking out nine batters and limiting damage through six frames, Snell’s struggles resumed when he walked Andrew Vaughn and later gave up back-to-back home runs to Jake Bauers—first a 412-foot blast on a 97.8 mph four-seamer, then a 428-foot shot after leaving a changeup in the zone. The Brewers capitalized on Snell’s late-inning collapse, turning a 1-0 deficit into a 4-2 deficit before he was pulled from the game.
