Los Angeles Dodgers starter Blake Snell has been nearly unhittable throughout the 2025 MLB playoffs.
After another dominant outing against the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 1 of the NLCS, Snell gave credit to Logan Webb and his short but impactful tenure with the Giants.
“Going to San Francisco, that’s where I learned to pitch,” Snell said in a recent interview with TNT Sports (h/t @mimic702 on X). “I was around Logan Webb, and man, he’s going seven innings like every game. And I would just talk to him, like, ‘How are you doing it? What are you thinking of?’ And he’s like, ‘Man, I’m just in the zone. You’re just not in the zone enough. You strike too many people out. You’ve got to get in the zone more. Still get strikeouts, but get in the zone. And by doing that, you’re going to get six, seven, eight, you’ll be able to go deeper in games.’
“That year in San Fran was so big for me, just being around Logan and really learning how to pitch.”
Webb has come a long way in his path toward becoming the Giants ace, leading all of baseball in innings pitched (207.0) in 2025.
Snell allowed just one hit and struck out 10, his playoff career best, in eight shutout innings as he led Los Angeles to a 2-1 victory over Milwaukee on Monday at American Family Field. The two-time Cy Young Award winner faced the minimum on just 103 pitches.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts stated postgame that it was tough for him to pull Snell and admitted he contemplated keeping the hot hand in to complete the job. Ultimately, the bullpen was called and nearly cost the Dodgers the game. Roberts referred to Snell’s performance as “special.”
Snell has yielded one run in just one of his 21 innings in October.
“The whole postseason, I’ve been pretty locked in, pretty consistent,” Snell told the media after Game 1.
It appears Webb’s advice worked.
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