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Dave Roberts’ Blake Snell decision vindicates Kevin Cash years later

When Jake Bauers and Garrett Mitchell clubbed their back-to-back home runs in the top of the seventh inning on Wednesday night against the Los Angeles Dodgers, helping the Milwaukee Brewers roll to a 6-2 win and a 3-0 lead in…

By Adam Gretz · Yardbarker

Published: Thursday, 15 October 2026 at 4:16 AM

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Adam Gretz argues Dave Roberts erred by leaving Blake Snell in the game during the seventh inning.
The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-2 to take a 3-0 NLCS lead.
Jake Bauers and Garrett Mitchell hit back-to-back home runs off Snell to erase a 2-1 Dodgers lead.

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Writer Adam Gretz critiques Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts for leaving starting pitcher Blake Snell in during Game 3 of the NLCS. Snell dominated for six innings before surrendering back-to-back seventh-inning home runs to Jake Bauers and Garrett Mitchell, propelling the Milwaukee Brewers to a 6-2 victory and a 3-0 series lead.

Gretz contrasts Roberts' decision with former Rays manager Kevin Cash's controversial removal of Snell in the 2020 World Series. Gretz argues that modern analytics show pitchers become significantly less effective facing a lineup for the third time, making Roberts' choice to stick with Snell costly.

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Dave Roberts’ Blake Snell decision vindicates Kevin Cash years later

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