After the Los Angeles Dodgers lost back-to-back games to the Philadelphia Phillies , it was up to Blake Snell to salvage the series. Snell accepted the challenge, spinning a masterful game on Wednesday. Until he ran into trouble in the seventh inning.

The 10th-year veteran recorded two outs in the seventh before consecutive walks brought the tying run to the plate in a 3-0 game. Snell had already surpassed his previous season-high of 104 pitches. And Dave Roberts headed out to the mound to pull him from the game.

But Snell changed Roberts’ mind . The Dodgers manager headed back to the dugout, leaving the two-time Cy Young winner to work out of the jam. And Snell rewarded Robert’s faith by getting out of the inning with his 12th strikeout of the night.

Following the Dodgers’ 5-

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