ARLINGTON — There was an unwelcome feeling of déjà vu when Tyler Glasnow exited Sunday’s 1-0 win over the Rangers after throwing one pitch within the fifth inning. However the Dodgers later introduced that the 31-year-old right-hander was eliminated because of decrease leg cramps, a difficulty that ought to not forestall him from making his subsequent begin.
The Dodgers have gained consecutive sequence after taking two of three from the Rangers. The sport was in a scoreless tie by means of seven innings till Freddie Freeman drove in Will Smith — who led off the eighth with a pinch-hit single — on a sacrifice fly to left.
Smith completed the sport off, too, throwing out Wyatt Langford on an tried steal of second base for the ultimate out, a name that stood following a evaluation. The bullpen picked up Glasnow with 5 scoreless innings to finish the shutout.
“I assumed Tyler was throwing the baseball very well, after which he simply cramped up,” supervisor Dave Roberts stated. “At that time limit, we don’t wish to put him in hurt’s approach. Luckily, the bullpen got here up huge time.”
Glasnow first felt cramping in each legs through the third inning, however he was initially capable of pitch by means of the discomfort. It hampered him extra starting within the fourth, and a coach went out to verify on him after he had struck out his first two batters of the body.
On the time, it wasn’t instantly clear what had prompted the coach to go to the mound. The TV broadcast confirmed Glasnow showing to flex his proper ankle, his push-off leg, the place he felt many of the results of the cramping. He remained within the recreation at that time and struck out the facet to complete the fourth inning.
“I simply noticed plenty of shaking of each legs, attempting to shake one thing out,” Roberts stated. “Plenty of time with the decrease half, you don’t need it to bleed into the arm and have an effect on that. He simply appeared uncomfortable, attempting to see his approach by means of it.
“After I talked to him after the fourth inning down beneath, we simply stated we’d keep watch over it. Then he went on the market [in the fifth] and threw one pitch and couldn’t preserve going.”
Glasnow struck out six, walked one and allowed three hits throughout 4 scoreless innings earlier than being eliminated. Given Glasnow’s historical past of arm accidents in his huge league profession, the cramping was a best-case state of affairs, despite the fact that it was nonetheless a irritating approach to finish what had been shaping as much as be considered one of his higher begins of the younger season.
“It’s not like a fatigue factor,” Glasnow stated. “I’ve examined the hydration. I’m probably not positive why it retains occurring. It hasn’t occurred shortly.”
Final 12 months in Toronto, Glasnow additionally exited a begin because of cramping in his calf and hand. He remained in flip within the Dodgers’ rotation and didn’t miss any time. There have been different sporadic situations of Glasnow coping with cramps when he was with the Rays.
Glasnow wasn’t positive what might need precipitated this newest episode.
“I don’t know. I’m not fairly positive,” he stated. “I’ve completed all of the hydration stuff. I do all of the dietary supplements. I’m unsure. I believe we’ll try to determine some stuff out quickly. And simply hopefully, it doesn’t occur once more.”
Via his first 4 begins, Glasnow has gone 1-0 with a 3.71 ERA. He is one of many 4 wholesome members of the Opening Day rotation, which already took successful when Blake Snell went on the 15-day injured record with left shoulder irritation after making two begins.
The Dodgers additionally started the season with out Tony Gonsolin, who injured his again within the weight room on the finish of Spring Coaching and can also be on the 15-day IL. Each he and Snell are making regular progress towards a return round late April or early Might.
Glasnow’s first season with the Dodgers ended prematurely because of proper elbow tendinitis final August, and he has spoken about how his frustration with having to take a seat out the championship run led him to vary up his routine this previous offseason in an effort to remain wholesome.
“He’s coping with issues, and typically it looks like it’s one thing totally different,” Roberts stated. “However it’s not from lack of need. I’m positive nobody’s extra pissed off than he’s. Particularly once you’re pitching effectively.”
