The Dodgers will pitch Yoshinobu Yamamoto in Game 1 of the NLDS with Jack Flaherty in Game 2, reversing the order of their top two starters against the Padres.
The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres had their starting pitching assignments for Games 1 and 2 of their epic National League Division Series showdown set early Thursday.Until they didn't.Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman announced in a press conference Thursday afternoon that he was swapping his previously announced starting pitchers for Games 1 and 2.
Yamamoto, whom the Dodgers signed to a 12-year, $325 million free agent contract last December, is 7-2 with a 3.00 ERA in 18 starts this year. He missed significant time with a midseason shoulder injury, then returned Sept. 10 and allowed six earned runs in 16 innings across his final four starts.Flaherty has faced the Padres six times in his career, including once this season, on Sept. 25. He allowed three runs in five innings in the Dodgers' 4-3 win.
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