With two or three games left in the Dodgers' season, the time for patience has passed. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts has publicly floated a lineup change on multiple occasions this October, but he said the time has come to act. 'I think so,' Roberts said. 'I'm going to think long and hard and it might look a little bit different tomorrow.'
With two on and two out in Game 5's fourth inning, Tommy Edman swung underneath a Trey Yesavage slider that stayed above the zone and dropped his head in disgust. His batted ball sailed high and fell harmlessly into the glove of Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Andrés Giménez, halting an early threat against a budding ace who was just beginning to find his rhythm.
Ohtani was originally scheduled to pitch Wednesday but did not do so because of feeling under the weather. The Dodgers initially planned on Ohtani starting at some point this weekend before settling on delaying him until their home series against the Colorado Rockies. But Glasnow's injury required another pivot, and Ohtani responded with a scoreless effort. Some of that was thanks to Anthony Banda stranding the runner he inherited at third base with two outs in the fourth inning.
