Blake Snell made his first start back from the paternity list and struck out eight batters over 5.1 innings while allowing three runs on four hits with three walks, taking the loss. Snell's fastball velocity dropped 1.7 mph from his season average, topping out at 95.3 mph and dipping to 91.5 mph. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts attributed the decline to the recent birth, disrupted throwing and sleep schedules, and general re-adjustment. Snell echoed that scheduling and a busy week affected his output, said he is not worried, and expects velocity to return after a full week of throwing. Even with reduced velocity, Snell competed and kept the Dodgers in the game.
"Yeah, Blake is fine," Roberts said. "It's been a weird week for him just having the baby and kind of trying to re-adjust, and the throwing schedule, the sleep schedule, all that stuff. So I think today, he just didn't have a whole lot in the tank tonight."
"I mean, yeah, I had a busy week, a lot going on," Snell said. "Yeah, there's a lot. I'm not worried about it. I know what's going on, so it'll come back. I'm zero worried about it. "I mean, I was aware of it, but I'm not going to push it. Just, it is what it is. It's what I had today and yeah, just got to be better."
"Yeah, I'm good there," Snell said. "I'll have a full week of catch from playing. I'll be fine next outing and be right back where it was."
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