Blake Snell is peaking at the right time.
The Los Angeles Dodgers' star left-handed pitcher has put together consecutive gems on the mound in a way that hasn't been done in 120 years.
On Wednesday night, Snell went 7.0 innings in a win over the Phillies, allowing two hits, walking two and striking out 12. In his prior start, against the Rockies, Snell went 6.0 frames, allowing two hits and two walks while striking out 11.
In neither outing did he allow a run or an extra-base hit.
The last pitcher to meet all these criteria -- 11 strikeouts, two or fewer hits, two or fewer walks, no runs, no extra-base hits -- in two consecutive starts was the literal Cy Young in 1905, according to OptaStats.
Ironically, Snell is a two-time Cy Young Award winner.
Now 32 years old, Snell missed a lot of this season with injury. But in his 10 starts, he's got a 2.44 ERA and 67 strikeouts in 55.1 innings pitched.
This is his first season with the Dodgers, and he's ramping up to try and help the champs defend their World Series crown.
The last time Snell was in the World Series, he was pitching for the Tampa Bay Rays against the Dodgers in 2020, and Snell was pulled in a huge spot probably earlier than he should've been.
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Five years later, Snell is proving he still has his best stuff, and he looks like a guy no other team will want to run into when the playoffs get here.
And seriously, anytime you can accomplish a pitching feat not done since Cy Young himself, you're doing something right.
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