The Dodgers might already have a Yoshinobu Yamamoto-caliber frontline starter in Gavin Stone, who was solid in a 5-3 series-clinching win over the Rockies.
In the wake of Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s shoulder injury last week, the Dodgers didn’t feel the need to identify a new No. 2 starter. They weren’t necessarily counting on someone else in their rotation to elevate their game. “These starters,” manager Dave Roberts said, “just need to go out there and be themselves.” Still, recent history suggests the Dodgers will, at some point, need someone to fill Yamamoto’s role near the top of the rotation.
Clayton Kershaw is nearing his own return, remaining on track for a late July/early August activation after pitching three innings with single-A Rancho Cucamonga on a rehab assignment Wednesday. “He has blown through this,” Roberts said of Kershaw. “I hope it continues.” But relying on a 36-year-old veteran coming off his first career surgery represented a risky proposition.
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