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But of the 16 heaters the Dodgers swung at against Rea, they whiffed six times, put only three in play and recorded just one hit — a Michael Conforto single in the second.

The club isn’t exactly exclusive, although it retains an unmistakable whiff of glamour.

That’s why the aroma of baking bread might bring you back to your grandma’s kitchen or a whiff of freshly cleaned clothes might remind you of long nights at the laundromat when you were younger.

But when they did try to attack it, they could do nothing with it, whiffing on the pitch five times and recording outs on the only two that were put in play.

There is a whiff of opportunity to force Sir Keir to back down, some believe.