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Dodgers Name Blake Snell for Game 1, Yoshinobu Yamamoto for Game 2 in World Series

The plan mirrors the NLCS rotation, signaling confidence in a dominant staff as Toronto has yet to name its Game 1 starter.

Overview

  • Manager Dave Roberts said the NLCS order will carry over, with Tyler Glasnow projected for Game 3 and Shohei Ohtani for Game 4.
  • Both scheduled starters enter on 10 days’ rest for the opening two games at Rogers Centre.
  • Dodgers starters own a 1.40 ERA and 0.75 WHIP in these playoffs, holding opponents to a .132 average.
  • Snell has yielded two runs on six hits with 28 strikeouts in 21 postseason innings; Yamamoto logged a complete game in the NLCS and has 18 strikeouts against four walks in 19 2/3 innings.
  • Toronto has not announced a Game 1 starter after a seven-game ALCS taxed its staff; Game 1 is Friday on FOX.