LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers have set a date for Shohei Ohtani’s first World Sequence begin — Sport 4 on Tuesday — they usually’ve set the remainder of their rotation by means of Sport 4 as properly.
With the Sequence tied 1-1, Glasnow and Ohtani have the chance to maintain the momentum on the Dodgers’ facet and shut in on defending their title.
“You need to play every sport for what it’s and never take into consideration the longer term, like, three video games from now,” Glasnow stated Sunday. “I feel it is simply tomorrow. We’re frightened about Sport 3. Simply execute, do what you possibly can tomorrow, after which don’t be concerned about anything till it’s important to play these video games.”
It’s the identical rotation the Dodgers used for his or her Nationwide League Championship Sequence sweep of the Brewers. The alignment would enable all 4 starters to pitch on the remaining they’re accustomed to.
Blake Snell has 4 days off between Video games 1 and 5. The identical goes for Glasnow between Video games 3 and seven. With each of the Sequence’ off-days between his begins, Yamamoto would have 5 days between Video games 2 and 6, leaving Ohtani to make his begin in Sport 4. It’s then doable that he can be out there in reduction ought to the sequence go the space.
There’s just one stage larger: the World Sequence. Saturday marked Ohtani’s seventh World Sequence sport. However he has but to pitch in any of them after spending final season recovering from Tommy John surgical procedure.
“Yoshi navigated that [Toronto] lineup very well,” Ohtani stated by means of interpreter Will Ireton. “You need to actually have good things to have the ability to put up good outcomes. So for myself, I am simply attempting to place myself in the very best place to have the ability to be sure that I can navigate and put up good outcomes.”
The Blue Jays’ loaded beginning lineup has already confirmed a harder problem than any of Los Angeles’ opponents within the postseason. Toronto chased Snell after five-plus innings on Friday in an 11-4 victory, although Yamamoto stored the Blue Jays consistent with his complete-game gem in Saturday’s 5-1 win.
It’s solely doable that the decisive matchup of the World Sequence would be the Blue Jays’ relentless offense towards the Dodgers’ quartet of aces. Even with Snell’s Sport 1 dud, Dodgers starters have posted a 1.84 ERA in 12 video games this postseason, averaging greater than 6 1/3 innings per begin.
The Dodgers needed to vanquish one other pesky offense within the Brewers, sweeping them in 4 video games within the NLCS whereas permitting solely 4 complete runs. Whereas the similarities exist, there isn’t any one-size-fits-all method, particularly not at this stage within the postseason.
“I feel it is simply extra concerning the particular person sport plan, and I feel it is nearly executing pitches,” Glasnow stated. “And when you execute pitches, whatever the proper one or the mistaken one, I feel it often works out for you.”
