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Brash Walker Buehler sets tone for Dodgers, who begin playoffs with decisive win

LOS ANGELES - The first baseball Walker Buehler fired at Dodger Stadium on Thursday was to a fan in the first row of the reserve level. He chucked it up there from left field before stepping into the bullpen to warm up for Game 1 of the National League Division Series against the Washington Nationals. As the crowd thickened and the atmosphere grew more tense, Buehler was loose and relaxed.

He was tabbed to start the game, over Clayton Kershaw and Hyun-Jin Ryu, because the Los Angeles Dodgers believe in that

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