Dodgers to start Snell in Game 1, Yamamoto in Game 2 of World Series against Blue Jays – Brandon Sun

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Blake Snell will start Game 1 of the World Series on Friday and Yoshinobu Yamamoto will follow her in Game 2 for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Toronto Blue Jays, manager Dave Roberts said Tuesday.

This is a repeat of the pitching order the Dodgers used in the first two games of their four-game win over the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Championship Series.

Snell had 10 strikeouts over eight scoreless innings in Game 1 on Oct. 13. He became the first Dodgers pitcher to complete eight innings while allowing one hit or fewer in a postseason game.

Yamamoto pitched a three-hitter in Game 2, the Dodgers' first complete postseason game since 2004.

Roberts said the team has not yet decided on its starters for Games 3 and 4 at Dodger Stadium, but noted that Tyler Glasnow and Shohei Ohtani could follow in that order.

“I think we're going to repeat the same rotation, I think that's for sure for the first two,” he said.

Ohtani had 10 strikeouts and hit three home runs in Game 4, securing his second straight trip to the World Series. Ohtani was selected as the series MVP.

Dodgers starters totaled 35 strikeouts in the NLCS. Snell, Yamamoto, Glasnow and Ohtani posted a 0.63 ERA against the Brewers with two earned runs in 28 2/3 innings.

Roberts said bullpen composition is still being discussed, with the Blue Jays' lineup including some right-handed hitters the Dodgers haven't had to contend with before.

“There is one thing that we could potentially discuss and will continue to discuss,” Roberts said. “Outside of this place it will probably look exactly the same.”

Reliever Tanner Scott is eligible for the World Series roster after being cut from the NL Division Series roster. He had an emergency surgical procedure and said he is now doing well.

“It’s just trying to understand that the doctors gave him the green light, the go-ahead,” Roberts said. “I know he's nervous, which is good, but luckily we'll see how he reacts to throwing and the bullpen and things like that for a couple more days.”

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