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The Los Angeles Dodgers made a late pitching change Friday, scratching right-hander Tyler Glasnow from his scheduled begin towards the Baltimore Orioles and handing the ball to two-way star Shohei Ohtani.
Manager Dave Roberts stated Glasnow was experiencing again tightness and is predicted to be pushed again just a few days, with a doable return early subsequent week.
Glasnow threw seven innings in his final sport however struggled with command over his previous two begins, together with a four-walk effort in 4 innings towards the Padres on Aug. 23.
Ohtani, initially scheduled to start out Monday towards Colorado, as a substitute returns to the mound Friday after lacking his earlier outing with a chest chilly. He continued to hit in the course of the sickness, going 2-for-5 in Pittsburgh on Wednesday, however the Dodgers held him out of pitching duties.
Friday’s begin marks Ohtani’s twelfth of the season as he builds again his workload following a second elbow surgical procedure. The Japanese star debuted as a Dodgers pitcher in June after almost two years away from the mound. He is 1-1 with a 4.18 ERA and 44 strikeouts by 32 1/3 innings.
–Field Level Media