This pitcher, who LAD turned away and Boston abandoned, has three wins, ERA 0.66, after a spectacular revival in PHI, and can get revenge in fall baseball

Sep 26, 2025

This pitcher, who LAD turned away and Boston abandoned, has three wins, ERA 0.66, after a spectacular revival in PHI, and can get revenge in fall baseball
Philadelphia Phillies Walker Buehler is pitching vigorously against the Miami Marlins at Citizens Bank Park on the 26th (Korea time). ImagesYonhap News



Philadelphia Phillies Walker Buehler has won three consecutive games since his transfer and has made a splendid comeback.

Buehler started the home game against the Miami Marlins at Citizens Bank Park on the 26th (Korea time) and led the Miami Marlins to a 1-0 victory with three hits and no runs in five innings.

Buehler, who was released by the Boston Red Sox on the 30th of last month and signed with Philadelphia two days later, won all three games since his transfer and marked an ERA of 0.66. He gave up 10 hits and six walks for a total of 13 ⅔ and allowed one run. 0.204 hit rate, WHIP 1.17.




At this level, Philadelphia is a good team for Buehler. His season record was 10-7 with a 4.93 ERA in 26 games.

He threw 74 pitches, walked three and struck out two. His fastball speed of 21 shots was up to 94.7 miles and an average of 93.3 miles. The nearly 100-mile fastball during the Dodgers disappeared, but he took the starting axis of Philadelphia with his skill and calmness.

This pitcher, who LAD turned away and Boston abandoned, has three wins, ERA 0.66, after a spectacular revival in PHI, and can get revenge in fall baseball
Walker Buehler had a 0.66 ERA in three games since moving to Philadelphia. UPI Yonhap News
Buehler, who walked lead Jacob Marsh in the top of the first inning, put Agustin Ramirez to bed with a strikeout and catcher JT Realmuto caught him with an accurate throw to steal second base at the same time. He then handled Liam Hicks with a fly to center field and finished the inning.




When Harrison Bader homered and scored the first run when Alec Bohm grounded out to third base with one out in the bottom of the first inning, Buehler grounded out all three batters with 15 pitches in the second inning. In the third inning, he overcame the biggest crisis of the day.

Buehler, who gave up a right-handed hit to lead Troy Johnson, struck out Graham Foley with a swing and miss, and allowed Ramirez to hit left-handed and Jabier Edwards to walk, respectively, putting him on the verge of loading the bases with two outs. However, Hicks was caught with a fly ball to the second base with an 89.1-mile changeup falling into the middle and passed it scoreless.

This pitcher, who LAD turned away and Boston abandoned, has three wins, ERA 0.66, after a spectacular revival in PHI, and can get revenge in fall baseball
Harrison Bader penetrates home and scores the first run when Alec Bohm hits a grounder to third base in the bottom of the first inning. AP Yonhap News
In the fourth inning, he had a heavy hit by lead Otto Lopez, but he caught Griffin Conine with a straight hit to shortstop and also handled Lopez, the first baseman, to make a two-out. Connor Novi then allowed a dune, but put Johnson to rest with a short fly to center field.




In the fifth inning, Foley, Masi and Ramirez were all caught on a fly with five balls.

Buehler qualified as a free agent last winter, but had to accept Boston's offer of "1+1 year" because his original team, the Los Angeles Dodgers, turned a blind eye. The contract details were $18.05 million in annual salary this year, and a $3 million buyout and $25 million in annual salary were mutually optional next year. For now, it doesn't seem very likely that Philadelphia, which acquired the contract, will execute the option. In the end, he has to go back to the FA market after receiving a $3 million buyout.

However, Buehler is expected to have an opportunity to increase his value in the postseason by showing off his game management ability.

Philadelphia, which won the NL East, went straight to the Division Series. If they advance to the NL Championship Series and World Series, Buehler will certainly have a chance to start.

Philadelphia is running a five-man rotation with Aaron Nola (4-10, 6.46), Ranger Suarez (12-7, 3.12), Christopher Sanchez (13-5, 2.57), Jesus Luzardo (15-7, 3.92), and Buehlero. He is considered the most stable starter along with the Dodgers.

In other words, four postseason starters are enough, but Buehler may not return. For now, Suarez, Sanchez and Luzardo are also confirmed to be selected, and Nola and Buehler are expected to compete for the remaining one spot. Nola is a former veteran ace, but he has returned from injury and has not been able to stabilize.

If you look at the postseason match, Philadelphia's division series opponent could be the Dodgers.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.