Dodgers' Dave Roberts Clarifies Plan For Shohei Ohtani In World Series Game 6

If nan Dodgers want to repetition arsenic World Series champions, they'll person to cobble together 54 much outs against a Blue Jays lineup that has go nan toast of Canada a twelvemonth aft hitting .241 collectively.

That starts Friday successful Game 6, pinch some bullpens still emotion nan distant aftershocks of Los Angeles's 18-inning Game 3 win. It'll beryllium each hands connected platform for a Dodgers squad connected nan brink of extinction, but 1 notable limb will beryllium absent.

Designated hitter and pitcher Shohei Ohtani is not disposable to propulsion for nan Dodgers Friday if needed, head Dave Roberts said via Fox shortly earlier Game 6 Friday. Ohtani, nan losing pitcher successful Game 4 (his first nonaccomplishment since August), will be disposable Saturday successful nan arena of a Game 7.

One pitcher that is disposable Friday for Los Angeles: Tyler Glasnow, who started and took nary determination successful Game 3.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who has gone nan region each of his past 2 starts, will toed nan rubber for nan Dodgers Friday. Toronto will commencement two-time All-Star Kevin Gausman.

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