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The fourth pitch Walker Buehler threw last night was a four-seam fastball at 95.8 mph, faster than any pitch he’d thrown against the Mets. The sixth pitch he threw was a 96.2 mph four-seamer, the second-fastest pitch he’d thrown all postseason. By the time he blew 95 past Giancarlo Stanton to start the second inning, Buehler had more whiffs on his fastball than he had in either of his last two playoff starts. Before the night was over, he had six, matching his total for his previous two playoff starts combined. It was the first time in three years, since a Division Series game in 2021, that Buehler got six whiffs on his fastball.
