The Los Angeles Dodgers have seen above average production from their starting pitchers this month, but it shouldn’t be a surprise that the rotation has been pushed more recently, at least not according to manager Dave Roberts.
As October looms the starters have certainly stepped up, led by Yoshinobu and his microscopic 0.86 ERA across his last 21 innings this month. Roberts noted that the increased workload is no coincidence at this point of the year.
“We’re trying to win every game,” Roberts said. “I don’t want to revisit this, but the one guy that we’ve been very mindful of is Shohei as far as strict (innings limits).