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shohei ohtani can start game Saturday in the World Series 7. Tyler Glasnow can pitch on back-to-back days. For los angeles dodgers For manager Dave Roberts, the only certainty is that Yoshinobu Yamamoto will not pitch. Other than this?
“Everyone will be available,” Roberts said.
The Dodgers survived with a stellar performance in the ninth inning. toronto The Blue Jays won 3–1 in Game 6, preventing a winner-take-all loss on Saturday night. Three-time Cy Young Award winner and former Dodger max shazer Expected to start for the Blue Jays.
The Dodgers’ pitching plans are less certain, but they include a two-way Ohtani to some extent. Roberts said Thursday that he would consider using Ohtani as an opener or an outfielder in Game 7, and maintained that stance after Game 6.
“I think right now, there’s no wrong answer,” Roberts said. “He’s definitely going to be a part of the pitching plan. With Shohei it could be two innings, but it could be four innings. So I’m not sure where we’re going to put him. We’ll have to talk to him first to see where he feels most comfortable.”
If Ohtani entered as a reliever after starting the game as the designated hitter, he would need to play a position after pitching to remain in the game. The Dodgers will lose their DH.
Per MLB rules designed to facilitate Ohtani’s two-way status, Ohtani may remain in the game as the DH if he starts the game as the starting pitcher.
Ohtani threw 93 pitches in a 6-2 loss in Game 4 on Wednesday, allowing four runs and six hits in six innings.
Ohtani never played relief pitching during his Major League Baseball career. He made a few relief appearances in Japan for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of the Pacific League in 2013, mostly as a rookie. He capped off Japan’s victory by striking out then-Los Angeles Angels teammate Mike Trout in the 2023 World Baseball Classic final against the United States.
Ohtani made seven outfield appearances with the Angels in 2021, following a rule change the year before that allowed starting pitchers to remain in the game at DH after being removed from mound appearances.
Roberts surprised many by taking Glasnow out of the bullpen to end Game 6. Glasnow, Saturday’s likely starter, started warming up in the ninth inning and relieved rookie Sasaki with runners on second and third and no outs. He got three outs on three pitches, including a popup by Ernie Clement and a line drive by Andrés Jiménez that turned into a game-ending double play.
“That’s where I felt, Rookie wasn’t that fast,” Roberts said. “Glass is a guy who has swing-and-miss stuff and I just wanted to bet on him. He’s making every effort to make an impact.”
Glasnow allowed four runs, two earned, and five hits in 4 2/3 innings in Game 3, which the Dodgers won 6–5 in 18 innings.
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