LOS ANGELES – Game 4 of a potential National League Division Series between the Dodgers and Washington Nationals would be played on Oct. 11. But the auditions to start that game are beginning this week.
Left-handers Brett Anderson and Scott Kazmir will return from their health issues to start Thursday and Friday against the Colorado Rockies. In both cases, the Dodgers will be evaluating the veterans for inclusion on the postseason roster.
Kazmir has not pitched in a game since Aug. 22 due to thoracic spine inflammation. He was scheduled to make a rehab start for Triple-A Oklahoma City over the weekend but the OKC Dodgers were eliminated from the playoffs and Kazmir threw a simulated game on Sunday instead.