Blake Snell Returns to Save the Dodgers From Themselves

Blake Snell is officially returning to the Los Angeles Dodgers rotation on Tuesday. Bob Nightengale broke the news, which means Dodgers fans can finally exhale—or at least take a brief pause from panic-scrolling through the team's recent box scores.

Snell’s return could not possibly come at a better time. The Dodgers are currently in the middle of a stretch so ugly it requires a content warning.

"Bob Nightengale reported: 'Blake Snell will make his return to the Dodgers rotation on Tuesday.'"

Over their last six games, Los Angeles has been swept by both the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago Cubs. They have surrendered 42 runs during that span, looking less like a billion-dollar superteam and more like a tired bullpen throwing batting practice.

Getting a healthy Snell back on the mound gives them an actual stopper. When he is right, Snell is the kind of pitcher who can single-handedly break a losing streak by making an opposing lineup look like they are swinging underwater.

Bettors who have been blindly fading the Dodgers during this six-game slide might have to rethink their strategy for Tuesday. A rested Snell changes the math entirely, assuming he doesn't have any lingering rust to shake off.

The Dodgers head to the desert this weekend for a series against the Arizona Diamondbacks before Snell takes the ball next week. If the bleeding hasn't stopped by Tuesday, the pressure on his left arm is going to be massive.