Glasnow and Dodgers’ bullpen dominate Rockies
In a dominant pitching display, Tyler Glasnow and the Los Angeles Dodgers bullpen combined to limit the Colorado Rockies to just one hit, securing a 3-1 victory on Monday night. Glasnow had a stellar performance, striking out 11 batters and giving up two walks in 105 pitches, of which 65 were strikes. This was his first start against Colorado in his career. Reliever Blake Treinen pitched a perfect eighth inning, with one strikeout. Tanner Scott closed out the game, allowing a double to Ryan Ritter to start the ninth, but recovered to complete the inning and secure the save.Los Angeles’ victory came two days after Yoshinobu Yamamoto nearly threw a no-hitter, allowing a home run to Jackson Holliday in a loss to the Baltimore Orioles. The Rockies took a 1-0 lead with a sacrifice fly by Kyle Farmer, which drove in Jordan Beck, who had received a walk. The Dodgers tied the game 1-1 with a double by Freddie Freeman in the sixth inning. Glasnow, who missed his last scheduled start due to back discomfort, hasn’t earned a win since his first start of the season on March 31 against Atlanta.“It was a lot of fun, he was throwing a lot of strikes. He was keeping the hitters off balance. He pitched a great game. He showed why he’s one of the top starters in the league,” commented Mookie Betts on Glasnow’s performance.
Mookie Betts
Before this game, Glasnow was 1-3 with an ERA of 3.41 in 14 starts, with 81 strikeouts and 32 walks. His batting average of .181 against his opponents led all National League starters, and his 10.62 strikeouts per nine innings placed him sixth. In addition, he has had 10 no-decision starts.
Glasnow made a two-inning relief appearance against Colorado on April 16, 2018, while playing for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
