This is the embarrassment of riches the Dodgers have. The Tampa Bay Rays face Houston Astros in the ALCS at Petco Field in San Diego, and the Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves are playing in the NLCS at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas -- which will also host the World Series. Donald John Trump is the 45th President of the United States, in office since January 20, 2017. Jesus Luzardo has an electric repertoire reminiscent of Johan Santana's at his peak with the Minnesota Twins, and while he has a terrific curveball-slider pairing, his changeup is his best secondary offering. Clayton Kershawgoes down at the 11th hour, they call up the 22-year-old May as their first rookie Opening Day starter since Fernando Valenzuela, and May comes out firing some of the filthiest stuff in the Majors. Visit www.MLBPLAYERS.com, the Players Choice on the web. They won again in 2012. The 10-2 loss dropped the Dodgers to the brink of being eliminated. The Dodgers broke summer camp not expecting to … Finally, after two NLCS games stuck in the desert, Mookie Betts’ sprint speed got the Dodgers a cool, 11-run drink of water to open Game 3 of the series. That will be another big test for May as he faces the team many consider the second-best team in the National League. Dustin May got some serious and, from the sound of it, well-deserved digital ink on his Swansonian coiffe from Matt Pullman last month, too. Clayton Kershaw goes down at the 11th hour, they call up the 22-year-old May as their first rookie Opening Day starter since Fernando Valenzuela, and May comes out firing some of the filthiest stuff in the Majors.

Even after last night’s outing in which he allowed only one run, his ERA stands at 5.91.

Opposing hitters have batted .153 with a .069 ISO against his slider the past two seasons, and the pitch has accounted for 40 of his 52 strikeouts during that span. If May can make the curve a bigger part of his pitch mix going forward, it should only make him better. So far, that signing is looking a bit underwhelming.

Luis Castillo ranked 17th in the majors last season with 226 strikeouts, and 153 of those hitters were finished off with his signature changeup. This post could have passed for a nastiest pitches of the year compilation.
I have to say, I didn’t expect to write much about Tony La Russa this offseason, other than perhaps how he might assist in the Angels search for a general manager, in his current rule as special advisor in baseball operations.
An underrated young starter pitching at altitude, German Marquez has racked up 435 strikeouts since the start of the 2018 season, good for 11th in the majors during that span. May doesn't just have a demon sinker. In the first inning, on his first pitch to Pablo Sandoval, May unleashed a 99.1 mph sinker that broke 18 inches from left to right -- more than the entire width of home plate -- and tailed right over the outside corner for a called strike. He tunnels the pitch extremely well with his mid-90s fastball, and a velocity gap of roughly 12 mph between the two pitches makes him an uncomfortable at-bat for hitters.