Many fans of the Los Angeles Dodgers were pleasantly surprised on Friday when it was announced that superstar Shohei Ohtani would take the mound against the Baltimore Orioles.
After Ohtani wasn’t feeling well enough to pitch on Wednesday, and right-hander Emmet Sheehan took the hill, it seemed that Ohtani wouldn’t be throwing for another few days, but manager Dave Roberts revealed that Tyler Glasnow was dealing with back tightness and had to be scratched. The three-time MVP tossed five strikeouts over 3.2 innings, allowing three hits, a walk, and no earned runs.
Roberts spoke on the injury his pitcher was going through ahead of the game, and the decision to start the future Hall of Famer over Glasnow.