Dodgers' Blake Snell makes dominant MLB pitching history never done before originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Blake Snell peaks in the postseason. He put up another dominant outing for the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday night, and it made MLB history in the process.

Blake Snell had yielded to the Los Angeles Dodgers' bullpen after a masterful start and was just a bystander when the Philadelphia Phillies -- without any help from their All-Star trio at the top of the batting order -- finally mustered a rally in the ninth inning.

In what was nearly a comeback by the Philadelphia Phillies in the bottom of the ninth, the Los Angeles Dodgers' infield defense held firm, defeating the Phillies 4-3 on the road Monday to take a 2-0 lead in the National League Division Series.

Including Monday night, the Los Angeles Dodgers will have used Blake Snell as their starting pitcher in two of four postseason games played thus far. Snell opened the Dodgers’ playoff run with a dominant performance against the Cincinnati Reds in Game 1 of the Wild Card Series.

In a city where celebrity friendships bloom faster than palm trees grow, even Los Angeles wasn’t ready for this one: Blake Snell and Son Heung-min. That’s right—the Dodgers’ two-time Cy Young Award winner and LAFC’s newest global superstar have struck up the most unexpected,

The National League Division Series continues today with two intriguing Game 2 battles, as pitchers try to get it started or help their clubs find their way back.

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Snell was announced officially as the Dodgers' starter for Game 1 of the National League Wild Card Series against the Cincinnati Reds, which begins on Tuesday night. In a playoff rotation that also includes Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Shohei Ohtani, that's a pretty high honor.

The Los Angeles Dodgers made another big stride towards making the championship series after a 4-3 win against the Philadelphia Phillies in NLDS Game 2 on Monday.

The way both Blake Snell and Jesús Luzardo were dealing, it took the smallest of breaks to make a difference in Game 2 of the NL Division Series on Monday night.