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Dodgers name starting pitchers for WS Games 1 and 2
LA Dodgers manager Dave Roberts has named the team's starting pitchers for Games 1 and 2 of the World Series.
LOS ANGELES - The countdown is on to Game 1 of the 2025 World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Toronto Blue Jays.
What we know:
Now, we know who will take the mound for the Dodgers for Games 1 and 2.
Manager Dave Roberts announced that Blake Snell will get the start on Friday and Yoshinobu Yamamoto will follow in Game 2. This is the same pitching order the Dodgers used for the first two games of their four-game sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers.
What they're saying:
The team says they are locked in and can't wait to take the field.
"I feel good about the guys' focus and playing and yeah… we'll be ready to go on Friday. I feel good about it," Roberts said.
"I'm excited to get going. You know, having five, six days off… I just wish the days would go faster so we get so we can get to Friday sooner," added 2024 World Series MVP, Freddie Freeman.
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What's next:
Games 1 and 2 will be in Toronto, and that's Friday and Saturday. Then, the Dodgers are back here in Los Angeles at home on Monday.
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