The 69-46 Los Angeles Dodgers have hit a bit of a skid lately. They have not won a game since last Thursday. The team has lost six in a row now, first being swept by the Boston Red Sox and now by the Chicago Cubs.
In what has been a rough stretch, it has mainly been pitching that has been the problem. They have allowed 42 runs during the losing streak, coming out to seven a game.
Some important arms they might be missing a little bit extra right now are starters Tyler Glasnow and Blake Snell. They have combined for only eight starts this season, seven for Glasnow and one for Snell. Neither has pitched since early May.
For Glasnow this season, he has tossed 39 ⅔ innings, going 3-0 with a 2.72 ERA. He has struck out 49 and walked 13. His last start came on May 6, where he left the game after the first inning with back issues.
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Glasnow has been on the injured list for nearly three months now due to severe lower back spasms. Injuries are nothing new for the 32-year-old, as he has never eclipsed 22 starts in a season (2024 with Dodgers).
On the other hand, Snell was sidelined with left shoulder inflammation to start the year. He made his first and only start of the season on May 9 versus the Atlanta Braves. In three innings pitched, he allowed four runs while striking out five and walking two.
Snell has since been on the injured list following surgery to remove loose bodies in his pitching elbow. Finally in early August, Sonja Chen of MLB.com reported that Snell’s next start will be for the big league club and that Glasnow needs about two more rehab starts.
While both will certainly be on pitch counts for their first few starts back, this will provide a big boost to a battered Dodger rotation. With Shohei Ohtani’s pitching health now in question for the rest of the season, their arms are much more important.
Per Chen’s report, Snell’s first start back could come at the start of the team’s next homestand, which is next Monday. Glasnow could be back in a couple of weeks, give or take.
