"For Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, the only certainty is that Yoshinobu Yamamoto won't pitch. Besides that? Everyone will be available, Roberts said. The Dodgers survived a wild ninth inning to hold off the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1 in Game 6, forcing the winner-take-all showdown Saturday, starting at 5 p.m. Pacific time. Three-time Cy Young Award winner and former Dodger Max Scherzer is expected to start for the Blue Jays."
"Roberts said Thursday that he'd consider using Ohtani as an opener or even as an outfielder in Game 7, and stuck with that after Game 6. I think right now, there's no wrong answer, Roberts said. He's certainly going to be a part of the pitching plan. With Shohei it could be two innings, but it could be four innings. So I'm not sure where we're going to slot him. We're going to have to talk to him first on where he feels most comfortable."
"If Ohtani entered as a reliever after starting the game as a designated hitter, he would need to play a position after pitching to remain in the game. The Dodgers would lose their DH. Per MLB rules created to facilitate Ohtani's two-way status, Ohtani can remain in the game as a DH if he begins the game as the starting pitcher."
Yoshinobu Yamamoto will not pitch for the Dodgers in Game 7. The Dodgers won Game 6, 3-1, forcing a winner-take-all Game 7. Max Scherzer is expected to start for the Blue Jays. The Dodgers plan to include two-way player Shohei Ohtani in some form, with options ranging from starting pitcher to opener, reliever, or outfielder; his workload could be two to four innings and will depend on his comfort. If Ohtani enters as a reliever after starting as DH, he would need to take a fielding position and the team would lose the DH. Ohtani threw 93 pitches in Game 4 and has not pitched in MLB relief.
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