Blake Snell's long-awaited return to the mound lasted about as long as your patience after a two-hour rain delay — and Atlanta made him pay for every second of it. Welcome to Dodgers Daily — I'm Devin, Cassidy's here, and, I am already having a Monday. Seven to two is ugly. Let's actually talk about what happened before we start handing out eulogies — Snell's outing, the offense going quiet, and what it means next. Here's True Blue LA:
Blake Snell made his 2026 season debut after missing the first month of the regular season, marking his first appearance since coming out of the bullpen for Game 7 of the World Series last year. Atlanta immediately loaded the bases with nobody out in the top of the first inning as Mauricio Dubón and Ozzie Albies singled while Snell walked Drake Baldwin.
Snell's back, and if you were hoping that debut would calm the rotation nerves, Saturday was not the night. Three innings, five runs, Braves win 7-2. We waited a month for Blake Snell and he gives us 25 pitches in the first inning, a walk to Drake Baldwin twice, and Ozzie Albies golfing a ball off the dirt for a two-run single. Off the dirt, Cassidy. Picking up on the rotation crunch we flagged Friday, Snell is back — but that debut left more questions than answers. It's one start, tiny sample, but this is not how you want the re-entry to go. Strider brings the heat and the Dodgers go almost silent. They scratch out two garbage-time runs to avoid the shutout. I'm not panicking — okay, I'm a little panicked. It's one start, Devin. The guy missed a month, threw a World Series Game 7 relief appearance, and then walked into a major league lineup. Give it two weeks before the eulogy. Got a Dodgers question, a story idea, or a correction for us? Send it our way at dodgersdailyfancast at lantern podcasts dot com. We'd love to hear what you're following.
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