{"id":88295,"date":"2024-10-28T01:18:56","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T05:18:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=88295"},"modified":"2024-10-28T01:19:13","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T05:19:13","slug":"world-series-game-three-pitching-scouting-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/10\/28\/world-series-game-three-pitching-scouting-report\/","title":{"rendered":"World Series Game Three Scouting Report: Clarke Schmidt vs. Walker Buehler"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game Three of the 2024 World Series on Monday night will be another crucial one, especially for the New York Yankees. The Yankees dropped the first two games to the Los Angeles Dodgers at Chavez Ravine. They will need to play from behind. Each starting pitcher in this game will play a big factor once again.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Yankees had a solid start from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/colege01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-10-28_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gerrit Cole<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/10\/26\/key-takeaways-electric-yankees-dodgers-world-series-game-one\/\" target=\"_self\">Game One<\/a> of the Fall Classic. But <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/rodonca01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-10-28_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carlos Rod\u00f3n<\/a>&#8216;s Game Two outing was a detriment from early on.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The lefty lasted only 3 1\/3 innings, giving up six hits and four earned runs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/y\/yamamyo01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-10-28_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Yoshinobu Yamamoto<\/a>, on the other hand, lasted twice the distance keeping the Yankees at one hit in 6 1\/3. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=sotoju01,soto--004jua&amp;search=Juan+Soto&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-10-28_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Juan Soto<\/a>&#8216;s solo home run was New York&#8217;s only hit going into the ninth inning, and despite a late rally, the Yankees lost 4-2.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game Three in the Bronx will feature starting pitchers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/schmicl01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-10-28_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Clarke Schmidt<\/a> for the Yankees and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/buehlwa01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-10-28_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Walker Buehler<\/a> for the Dodgers. The outcome of the matchup again will depend on the starters&#8217; dominance and length as well as bullpen utilization.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D6VPcQ1Braw?si=1hfcLFakaWutxwYr\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Previewing the Pitching Matchup for World Series Game Three<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Yankees Starting Pitcher: Clarke Schmidt<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Yankees will look to right-hander Clarke Schmidt to assist in a series bounceback in the Bronx. Schmidt has had two decent outings so far in the postseason, throwing 4 2\/3 innings in both. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Schmidt faced the Kansas City Royals in the American League Division Series and the Cleveland Guardians in the ALCS.\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In those two starts,\u00a0 Schmidt accrued 9 1\/3 innings pitched with six strikeouts, three walks, four earned runs, nine hits, and a 3.86 ERA.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Schmidt did not face the Dodgers this season and will get his first look at them on Monday.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Clarke Schmidt on his father piloting the Yankees&#8217; flight to Los Angeles for the World Series:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Everybody feels like the pilot&#8217;s a little bit more personally invested into the flight, so they feel a little safer&#8221; ? <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Q0dYr5CHoD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/Q0dYr5CHoD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Yankees Videos (@snyyankees) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/snyyankees\/status\/1850270832867643631?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 26, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong>What Will the Dodgers Expect from Schmidt?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0The Dodgers won\u2019t be seeing any four or two-seam fastballs, as Schmidt does not use either. He mixes a <a  href=\"https:\/\/baseballsavant.mlb.com\/savant-player\/clarke-schmidt-657376\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">five-pitch repertoire<\/a> with four of them above 15% usage this season. His top pitch is a cutter, followed by a sweeper sinker, knuckle-curve, and changeup.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The changeup is the least used pitch in his mix. The cutter is his go-to option. It is well-commanded and finds the zone without fear. It carries a put-away percentage of 22.6%, the highest of all his pitches.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His sweeper is his second most used option and has a put-away percentage of 17.2%. It darts well with a 12.4-inch glove-side break. Another effective put-away pitch is his knuckle curve. It has a 16.2 glove-side horizontal break and a -10.4-inch vertical break.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This pitch works well, especially inside and away to lefty hitters. Considering Los Angeles has players like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/o\/ohtansh01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-10-28_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shohei Ohtani<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/f\/freemfr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-10-28_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Freddie Freeman<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=muncyma01,muncy-002max&amp;search=Max+Muncy&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-10-28_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Max Muncy<\/a> with extreme power from the left side, this option is fitting for such matchups.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Schmidt forces a fair amount of both groundouts and flyouts. This will force his defense to work and make plays.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Dodgers Starting Pitcher: Walker Buehler<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the Yankees want to find their groove at the plate and start a series comeback, <a  href=\"https:\/\/baseballsavant.mlb.com\/savant-player\/walker-buehler-621111\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Walker Buehler<\/a> would be a good pitcher to spark it against. Buehler has struggled this season, going 1-6 with a 5.38 ERA. He threw 75 1\/3 innings in the regular season, striking out 64 and walking 28.\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This postseason, he\u2019s gone 0-1 with a 6.00 ERA and a 1.44 WHIP. He has thrown nine total innings this postseason; four against the Mets in the National League Championship Series and five against the Padres in the NLDS. In those starts, he<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> allowed 10 hits giving up six earned runs, walking three, and striking out six.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Buehler has seven different options in his pitch bank. He works a four-seam fastball, cutter, knuckle curve, and sinker, and more rarely uses a sweeper, changeup, and slider. His cutter is probably his most effective option.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The sweeper has a higher put-away percentage but is used way less than the cutter. His fastball is commanded well, working up to 96 mph. Buehler\u2019s offspeed stuff naturally forces ground ball outs, and he sits at a 46.2% ground-out rate.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Dodgers right-hander is known to miss spots at times. The Yankees bats could capitalize early in the game if this occurs. Game Three of the World Series will come down to starting pitching dominance as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/10\/25\/yankees-world-series-roster-cortes-berti\/\" target=\"_self\">bullpen reliability<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit: \u00a9 Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Game Three of the 2024 World Series on Monday night will be another crucial one, especially for the New York Yankees. The Yankees dropped the first two games to the Los Angeles Dodgers at Chavez Ravine. They will need to play from behind. Each starting pitcher in this game will play a big factor once [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5126,"featured_media":88302,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1071,33,5],"tags":[1418,206,2133,2240,2178,2265,6553],"class_list":["post-88295","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb","category-dodgers","category-yankees","tag-clarke-schmidt","tag-freddie-freeman","tag-juan-soto","tag-max-muncy","tag-shohei-ohtani","tag-walker-buehler","tag-yoshinobu-yamamoto"],"modified_by":"Lewis Masella, Site Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88295","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5126"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=88295"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88295\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/88302"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88295"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88295"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88295"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}