"For Glasnow, yes, but also for the Dodgers. It would eliminate the possibility of the Dodgers playing for their lives on Saturday, amid the deafening decibels of Citizens Bank Park. And it would vindicate the Dodgers' strategy of all but mothballing an elite starting pitcher for almost three weeks and then handing him the ball and asking him to win them the division series."
"Glasnow last made a normal start 19 days ago. He has pitched twice since then: an intentionally abbreviated three-inning start 12 days ago, and a relief appearance five days ago, in Game 1 of this division series against the Philadelphia Phillies. "I think he's full go," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. "It was nice to get him in there in Philly, but as far as kind of his buildup, I think it's just a normal start.""
Mookie Betts and Tyler Glasnow were both fifth-round picks in the 2011 draft, Betts by the Red Sox and Glasnow by the Pirates. Fourteen years later, Glasnow gets the opportunity to pitch the Dodgers into the National League Championship Series in Game 4. The Dodgers effectively rested Glasnow for almost three weeks, giving him an abbreviated start and a relief appearance to keep him sharp. Manager Dave Roberts described Glasnow as "full go" and called the planned outing a normal start. The rotation was adjusted to prepare Blake Snell, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Shohei Ohtani for the wild-card round.
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