Dodgers set rotation: Snell and Yamamoto to start World Series

Dodgers Set Rotation for World Series

The Los Angeles Dodgers have announced their pitching rotation for the first two games of the World Series. Blake Snell will start Game 1 on Friday, followed by Yoshinobu Yamamoto in Game 2. This decision replicates the pitching order used by the Dodgers in the first two games of the National League Championship Series, where they swept the Milwaukee Brewers. Snell impressed with 10 strikeouts in eight innings while not allowing any runs in Game 1, becoming the first Dodgers pitcher to complete eight innings with one hit or less in a postseason game. Yamamoto pitched a three-hit complete game in Game 2, the first postseason complete game for the Dodgers since 2004. Manager Dave Roberts indicated that the starting pitchers for Games 3 and 4, which will be played at Dodger Stadium, have not yet been decided, but suggested that Tyler Glasnow and Shohei Ohtani could be next in the rotation.

“I think we’re going to repeat the same rotation, for sure for the first two games,” Roberts affirmed.

Dave Roberts, Dodgers Manager

Ohtani, who was named MVP of the National League Championship Series, had 10 strikeouts and hit three home runs in Game 4, securing the pass to the World Series for the second consecutive year. The Dodgers’ starters combined for a total of 35 strikeouts in the National League Championship Series. Snell, Yamamoto, Glasnow, and Ohtani recorded an ERA of 0.63 against the Brewers, allowing only two earned runs in 28¾ innings. Roberts also mentioned that the bullpen configuration is still under discussion, given that the Blue Jays team presents right-handed power hitters that the Dodgers had not previously faced.

“There’s one position we could debate, and we’ll continue to debate,” Roberts said. “Outside of that position, it’ll probably look exactly the same.”

Dave Roberts, Dodgers Manager

Reliever Tanner Scott is eligible for the World Series roster after being removed from the National League Division Series roster. He underwent emergency surgery and is currently feeling well. “We’re just trying to get an understanding from the doctors that give him the full green light, the okay,” Roberts said. “I know he’s anxious, which is good, but fortunately, we get to see for a couple more days how he responds to throwing and bullpen sessions and things like that.”