It was but a few days ago Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Kenta Maeda and Hyun-Jin Ryu would each compete to potentially make the postseason roster as a relief pitcher. Maeda pitched three innings in an abbreviated start, but the plan doesn’t call for the same with Ryu on Saturday.
Not only does Roberts intend for the southpaw to take the mound against the San Francisco Giants for a typical outing, what the future hols for Ryu may change. “He’s thrown the baseball really well in the second half,” Roberts said.
“That’s one of those things that we’ll see how it plays out and keep him built up.