LOS ANGELES — Perfection was in the air for the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday. Perfection on the scoreboard, perfection for a hometown player living out a dream and near-perfection for just about everyone throwing a baseball right now for L.A.
In a Game 1 rout replete with history-making zeroes, Jack Flaherty and two relievers combined to shut out the New York Mets 9-0 as the Dodgers seized a series-opening win in the NLCS. «It was just a pitching clinic,» Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. «I thought [Flaherty] did a great job of filling up the strike zone with his complete mix.
Used his fastball when he needed to. Just minimized damage.» With the whitewash, the Dodgers have extended a scoreless innings streak — one that began in Game 3 of the NLDS against the San Diego Padres — to 33 innings, matching the 1966 Baltimore Orioles for the longest in postseason history.
The Dodgers also became just the third team to record three straight shutouts in the postseason, joining those Orioles and the 1905 New York Giants.