Walker Buehler grew up Reds fan, emulated Aaron Harang, Bronson Arroyo, Johnny Cueto

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Walker Buehler grew up Reds fan, emulated Aaron Harang, Bronson Arroyo, Johnny Cueto

In three career starts against the Reds, the Dodgers’ Walker Buehler is 1-2 with a 1.47 ERA and 0.873 WHIP, with 23 strikeouts in 18 1/3 innings.

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Walker Buehler, the Los Angeles Dodgers’ World Series Game 3 starter, has said he grew up a Cincinnati Reds fan in Lexington, Kentucky.

Before the start of Friday’s game, he told FOX analyst John Smoltz that former Reds starters Aaron Harang, Bronson Arroyo and Johnny Cueto were among pitchers he emulated.

Game 3: Dodgers starting pitcher Walker Buehler walks off the field to end the first inning.

 (Photo: Tim Heitman, USA TODAY Sports)

“Was there anybody when you were growing up that you looked to model whether it was mechanics or style, the way you went about it?” Smoltz asked Buehler.

“Yeah, I was a huge Reds fan growing up. Harang and Bronson Arroyo and Cueto. My grandfather was from Detroit, so we were big Justin Verlander fans as well. Seeing some kind of stuff – the way him and I throw – I think that’s probably the most similar mechanically to me. You know I’ve kind of taken things from all of those guys,” Buehler responded.

Buehler was 1-0 with a 3.44 ERA and 0.955 WHIP in eight regular-season starts in 2020. He allowed just one run in 11 innings over two NLCS starts against the Atlanta Braves. He entered Friday 2-1 with a 2.44 ERA and 1.030 WHIP in 10 career postseason starts. 

In three career starts against the Reds, Buehler is 1-2 with a 1.47 ERA and 0.873 WHIP, with 23 strikeouts in 18 1/3 innings.

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