Summary
- Blake Snell is scheduled for Game 3 and Tyler Glasnow for Game 4.
- The Dodgers trail Milwaukee 2-0 in the best-of-seven NLCS.
- Ohtani’s potential absence is under consideration, not confirmed.
The series moves to Los Angeles
The Los Angeles Dodgers are preparing to start Blake Snell in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series on Wednesday, October 14, followed by Tyler Glasnow in Game 4 on Thursday. True Blue LA reported the rotation plans on October 13 as the series shifted from Milwaukee to Dodger Stadium. The arrangement follows starts by Tarik Skubal and Yoshinobu Yamamoto in the first two games and gives the Dodgers two different pitchers for the home portion of the series. [1]
A separate lineup question
Field Level Media, in a report published by Reuters, said the Dodgers are considering resting Shohei Ohtani if they judge him insufficiently healthy. He went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in Monday’s 7-4 defeat and was 3-for-20 in the postseason. Los Angeles trails the best-of-seven series 2-0. Manager Dave Roberts planned a conversation with Ohtani on Tuesday; the report does not establish that a benching has been decided. Game 3 is Wednesday, rather than Tuesday night. [2]
Length and control on the mound
True Blue LA noted that both Snell and Glasnow walked five batters in their Division Series starts against Atlanta. Snell lasted 3⅔ innings and Glasnow 4⅔, although each allowed only one run. Roberts said the Dodgers need a longer outing from Snell and offensive support. The distinction matters: limiting runs helped in those appearances, but brief starts still increased the amount of work left for the bullpen. [1]
How Milwaukee built its lead
Field Level Media’s Game 2 report says William Contreras tied the score with a fifth-inning home run and drove in the go-ahead run with a sixth-inning single. Milwaukee finished with 12 hits, while four relievers retired all 15 batters they faced. Los Angeles managed three hits. That combination of timely offense and uninterrupted bullpen outs established the series deficit the Dodgers now need to reverse at home. [3]