""Coming into [Friday], early this afternoon, Tyler reported having back tightness," Roberts said. "To not kind of tempt fate we just figured with back tightness and with the back - the hope is we push him back a few days and he can make a start early next week. We just didn't want to put him in harm's way. And Shohei was up to it, feels good physically and want[ed] the ball tonight.""
""I think it's more just trusting the player, knowing that he wants to be out there, feeling like we got ahead of it early. And it's not something where we got to the point where he's hurt or anything like that. It's back stiffness. So we feel that to not take this start will allow him to be able to start hopefully early next week.""
Tyler Glasnow reported back tightness and was scratched from his scheduled start to avoid risking further injury, with the aim of pushing his next start to early next week. Shohei Ohtani was available and started against the Baltimore Orioles, recording 3.2 innings, five strikeouts, three hits allowed, one walk, and no earned runs. Emmet Sheehan had started earlier when Ohtani was not feeling well enough to pitch. Glasnow previously missed time with lower back tightness and posted a 3.47 ERA across his first 18 starts in a Dodgers uniform. The team prioritized protecting a key rotation arm.
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