Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said in a news conference after his team's 3-1, season-saving win in Game 6 that every pitcher except Yoshinobu Yamamoto will be available. That includes Tyler Glasnow, who was lined up to start Game 7 but came out of the bullpen to record the final three outs in Friday's Game 6. It includes Roki Sasaki, who faced seven batters. And it includes Ohtani, whose easiest path to pitching has always been to open the game, rather than coming out of the bullpen.
There's no two ways about it: Sandy Alcantara should be starting for the Miami Marlins Tuesday night. The only thing better than having your ace on the mound in a must-win series? Having him on the mound for two must-win series. That's what the Marlins are passing up by not giving Alcantara the ball on five days rest Tuesday, positioning him to take the hill again on five days rest Sunday against the Mets.