Dodgers’ Tyler Glasnow eager to keep Brewers’ bats quiet in Game 3
LOS ANGELES — After charging through America’s Dairyland with a pair of beefed-up pitching performances, the Dodgers play host to the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series.
Six victories away from becoming the first team to win back-to-back World Series titles in 25 years, the Dodgers now get three home games against the Brewers in order to produce two victories for an NL pennant.
Their 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series came on the back of pitching performances from left-hander Blake Snell in Game 1 and right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto in Game 2. The duo combined to allow one run on four hits over 17 of the 18 innings at Milwaukee to open the series.
Up next is right-hander Tyler Glasnow, who has made one start in the Dodgers’ 7-1 playoff run so far. The L.A.-area product made an impression by allowing two hits over six scoreless innings in Game 4 of the NL Division Series against the Philadelphia Phillies, when the Dodgers clinched their spot in the NLCS.
“Right now, all four (starting pitchers) are in a really good head space,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said, after also announcing right-hander Shohei Ohtani as his Game 4 starter. “Physically they’re sound. And you feel good about those guys starting a game and pushing them. And they’re prepared for this.”
