LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers’ rotation might be on the verge of gaining an in-season reinforcement.
Proper-hander Tyler Glasnow made his third rehab begin with Triple-A Oklahoma Metropolis on Thursday night time, tossing 4 1/3 innings on 78 pitches (51 strikes) towards the Las Vegas Aviators, the Triple-A affiliate of the A’s. Given the place he is constructed as much as, Glasnow needs to be a viable choice to make his subsequent begin for the Dodgers.
“We’ll see,” supervisor Dave Roberts mentioned following the Dodgers’ 6-2 win over the White Sox on Thursday at Dodger Stadium. “We’re gonna circle up, however I am hopeful.”
Glasnow allowed three runs to the Aviators, all of which scored on a Carlos Cortes homer. In all, he gave up six hits and one stroll, putting out eight hitters.
Glasnow has been on the injured listing with proper shoulder irritation since April 28, someday after he left a begin after one inning with shoulder discomfort. The 31-year-old was transferred to the 60-day IL as a procedural transfer on Might 31 and had a 4.50 ERA in 5 begins earlier than being sidelined.
Solely two of the 5 starters who opened the season within the Dodgers’ rotation have but to overlook a begin, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Dustin Might. Glasnow could be the primary of the three injured starters from the Opening Day rotation to return, with Blake Snell round a month away and Roki Sasaki additional behind.
The rotation presently consists of Yamamoto, Might and Clayton Kershaw. Shohei Ohtani is again on the mound — however serving as extra of a multi-inning opener — and Ben Casparius and Justin Wrobleski have additionally factored into the equation. Emmet Sheehan, who’s presently down in Triple-A, additionally seems poised to rejoin the Dodgers quickly, probably giving the staff some choices to make.
However these choices can probably wait till after the All-Star break. Casparius and Wrobleski, specifically, convey added flexibility with a robust physique of labor in lengthy aid.
