'just Go Out And Pitch.' Dodgers' Tyler Glasnow Is Efficient In His First Spring Start

PHOENIX — Dodgers right-hander Tyler Glasnow is an admitted overthinker. But you wouldn’t cognize it based connected his businesslike first outpouring training commencement Thursday against nan Chicago White Sox astatine Camelback Ranch.

Glasnow sounded two-plus innings, retiring nan first six batters earlier coming retired aft giving up a azygous to commencement nan 3rd inning. Using a transportation operation that included a fastball that sat astatine 97 mph, Glasnow struck retired nan broadside successful nan first inning earlier signaling different strikeout to adjacent retired nan second. Having thrown conscionable 28 pitches, Glasnow started nan 3rd inning and threw 3 much pitches earlier coming retired of nan Dodgers’ 7-6 win.

“Very successful rhythm,” head Dave Roberts said aft nan game. “Very efficient, utilized his full transportation mix, it was really good. Good to spot him get into nan 3rd inning. Positive day.”

The 32-year-old entering his 3rd play pinch nan Dodgers credits his coaches for keeping his mechanics connected point.

“It allows maine to conscionable spell retired and transportation and beryllium athletic,” Glasnow said aft his outing. “I’m capable to conscionable spell retired and play shot arsenic opposed to trying to tinker and hole definite stuff.”

Though he was plagued by injuries successful his 2nd play pinch nan Dodgers, Glasnow vanished connected a precocious note, giving up conscionable 4 earned runs complete 21-1/3 postseason innings, bully for a 1.69 ERA, pitching arsenic a starter and a reliever. It was Glasnow’s first sensation of nan postseason arsenic a Dodger, since a right-elbow wounded ended his 2024 run successful August, and was highlighted by his first profession prevention successful Game 6 of nan World Series.

Glasnow called nan acquisition “great.”

“When you spell successful pinch each those nerves and that unit and that excitement, it’s conscionable specified an unbelievable emotion to spell retired [there],” he said past week. “Especially to beryllium a starter and a reliever and conscionable to beryllium thrown into different situations. It was awesome. It was highly memorable for me, and I’m craving to do it again. And hopefully we tin do it again and get a three-peat.”

Looking to build disconnected his awesome postseason, Glasnow enters nan play pinch a newfound confidence.

Last twelvemonth Glasnow was placed connected nan injured database because of correct enarthrosis inflammation astatine nan extremity of April and did not transportation again until conscionable earlier nan All-Star Break. The Santa Clarita autochthonal has a agelong history of injuries — including Tommy John room successful 2021 — and ne'er has clocked much than 135 innings successful a season.

Over nan wintertime he sewage joined and made adjustments that he hopes will amended his health. A successful play intends staying disconnected nan IL.

“Pitching good and staying healthy,” Glasnow said erstwhile asked astir goals. “Just doing each that and trying to make arsenic galore starts arsenic I can, and conscionable executing each commencement and being patient successful nan postseason.”