Claims extracted
22
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
14%
3 of 22 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
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To begin their quest for a third-straight World Series this postseason, the Dodgers will turn to the one pitcher in their rotation yet to win a championship ring.
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Dodgers → begin → ring
Tarik Skubal is expected to be named the team’s starter for Game 1 of the National League Division Series against the Atlanta Braves on Saturday, a source with knowledge of the situation told the California Post, giving the reigning two-time Cy Young Award winner and marquee trade deadline acquisition an immediate opportunity to jump-start the club’s three-peat bid.
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source → expect → opportunity
The Dodgers, of course, had no bad options for their playoff opener.
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Dodgers → have → opener
Their rotation includes four pitchers who would be No. 1 options on most other clubs, with Skubal being joined by Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Blake Snell and Tyler Glasnow for this year’s October push.
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Skubal → include → push
However, Skubal is set to get the nod, as The Athletic first reported, after increasingly impressive late-season performances with the Dodgers following his blockbuster arrival from the Detroit Tigers in August.
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Athletic → set → August
The 29-year-old left-hander posted a 5-2 record and 2.61 ERA in 10 post-deadline starts with the club, improving upon the 7-5 mark and 2.79 ERA he had with the Tigers during a first half that was sidetracked by an elbow procedure that sidelined him for all of May.
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that → post → May
Skubal’s best outings came in the final weeks of the regular season, when he spun a pair of scoreless seven-inning starts in two of his final three appearances of the campaign.
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he → come → campaign
Prior to Friday’s news, there was a thought that Yamamoto would be the Dodgers’ Game 1 starter, given his World Series MVP heroics last fall.
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Yamamoto → be → heroics
But Yamamoto threw extensively in a simulated game on Wednesday, during the club’s bye week workouts.
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Yamamoto → throw → workouts
That kept him on his customary once-per-week pitching schedule (his regular-season finale came on the Wednesday before that) and might line him up to pitch in Game 3 in Atlanta next Tuesday instead.
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finale → keep → Atlanta
Of note: Yamamoto has notably better splits on the road (1.77 ERA) than at home (3.13 ERA) this year.
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Yamamoto → have → home
Snell, who has followed Skubal in the Dodgers’ rotation lately, seems like the logical candidate to start Game 2 on Sunday.
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who → follow → Sunday
Glasnow, who pitched in another simulated game Thursday, figures to go in Game 4, and could be an option out of the bullpen this weekend.
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who → pitch → bullpen
While Skubal –– who will be the sport’s top free agent this winter –– has yet to win a World Series, he does have a sterling postseason track record.
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he → have → record
In six playoff outings over the last two years with the Tigers, he pitched to a 2.04 ERA while striking out 56 batters in 39 ⅔ innings.
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he → pitch → innings
Those numbers would be even better if not for his one October clunker, when he gave up five runs in a winner-take-all loss in Game 5 of the 2024 American League Division Series.
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he → give → Series
That failure has become a motivator for Skubal in the two years since.
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failure → become → years
It has left him with a feeling of unfinished business as he begins another playoff campaign amid new surroundings now.
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he → leave → surroundings
“Once the months change and the playoffs start, nothing matters,” he said last week.
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he → change → ?
“It’s just about winning that game, and that’s how I treat every single start.
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I → ’ → start
Because I’m just trying to put our team in a position to win a baseball game.
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I → try → game
That won’t change from today, and whenever my next start is.”
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start → change → today
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