Get ready, because the Dodgers are getting a serious boost to their rotation: Tyler Glasnow is set to make his return from injury on Tuesday when the team rolls into Atlanta. This dude has been out for over three months with low back spasms, and his return is exactly what a team riding a five-game winning streak needs to keep that momentum going.
Glasnow Returns and Skubal Finds His Groove
This is massive! Glasnow was straight up dominant before he went down. In his seven starts this season, he tossed 39 2/3 innings, sporting a ridiculous 2.72 ERA. He piled up 49 strikeouts against just 13 walks and rocked a microscopic 0.832 WHIP. That’s ace-level stuff right there, and getting him back for the series in Atlanta, as Fabian Ardaya from The Athletic tweeted, is a game-changer. Imagine that kind of arm coming back into a rotation that’s already got the team sweeping the Colorado Rockies and taking two of three from the Pittsburgh Pirates at home. This team is *cooking*.
Speaking of the rotation, Tarik Skubal showed some serious guts in his last outing. He stumbled big time in the first inning on Saturday, giving up three runs including a two-run triple to Oneil Cruz. But man, did he ever lock in after that! From the second inning through the seventh, the two-time AL Cy Young winner pitched like we know he can, striking out 11 hitters and shutting Pittsburgh down cold. He even notched his first win in a Dodger uniform. Skubal himself said that “punch in the mouth” in the first inning actually helped him settle down, and Dave Roberts was all about it, telling Sonja Chen of MLB.com that “That’s the guy that we needed.” You gotta love that grit, right? It shows what a pitcher is really made of when they can bounce back like that.
Alek Thomas Hits the Ground Running
And hey, let’s not forget about Alek Thomas! The new outfielder made his Dodger debut on Saturday and totally delivered, knocking an RBI single and reaching base twice. Thomas, who they acquired back in May, was super excited to be playing at the big league level. But he also found it pretty funny how fans are suddenly on his side. He told Maddie Lee of the Los Angeles Times, “It’s funny, because they always hated me whenever I came out there in center field… I was, like, ‘Come on, guys, I’m Mexican too. You don’t have to yell at me; like, we’re on the same side here!’” Gotta respect that honesty and humor, right? He’s super glad to be back and ready to help the team.
So, the Dodgers are rolling, Glasnow is on deck for Atlanta on Tuesday, and guys are stepping up all over the place. Can they keep this win streak alive and build on this incredible momentum? It’s going to be wild to see Glasnow back on the bump and what this team does next.
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Originally reported by True Blue LA.
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