LOS ANGELES — Perfection was in the air for the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday. Perfection on the scoreboard, perfection for a hometown player living out a dream and near-perfection for just about everyone throwing a baseball right now for L.A.
In a Game 1 rout replete with history-making zeroes, Jack Flaherty and two relievers combined to shut out the New York Mets 9-0 as the Dodgers seized a series-opening win in the NLCS.
“It was just a pitching clinic,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “I thought [Flaherty] did a great job of filling up the strike zone with his complete mix. Used his fastball when he…
