{
  "id": 2934823,
  "title": "Dodgers’ Blake Snell Makes Blunt Admission After Pirates Start",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/dodgers-blake-snell-makes-blunt-admission-after-pirates-start",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-24T03:34:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/dodgers-blake-snell-makes-blunt-033402870.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "LOS ANGELES, California - August 23: Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Blake Snell pitched a scoreless, six-inning start against the Pittsburgh Pirates, but he was not satisfied with the performance. Snell addressed the media and admitted, \"I just got to be better. I need to get a first-pitch strike, land the offspeed.\" He allowed two hits and struck out six, but walked three batters with two outs and no one on base. Snell felt that his adjustments were too slow, as he had seen their game plan against him. He indicated that there is still work to be done, and he will take these lessons into his next start. Snell noted that the Pirates' plan was to walk him, and he felt that he was lazy by seeking strikeouts instead of focusing on getting seven, eight, and nine. The Dodgers bullpen stepped up in the final three innings to secure the 4-0 shutout.",
  "summary": "The Los Angeles Dodgers completed a three-game sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates on the back of left-hander Blake Snell’s scoreless start. Snell kept the Pirates off the board for six innings, but didn’t sound too pleased with how his start went.“I just got to be better,” Snell told Kirsten Watson of SportsNet LA. “I need […] The post Dodgers’ Blake Snell Makes Blunt Admission After Pirates Start…",
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}