Oct 11, 2022; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Julio Urias (7) throws during the third inning of game one of the NLDS for the 2022 MLB Playoffs against the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports

Dodgers News: Roberts Doesn’t Anticipate Being Desperate Enough to Use Urias Tonight

Kristilyn Hetherington10/15/2022

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After Doc pulled Tony Gonsolin in the second inning yesterday, replacing him with Heaney, fans started to wonder what would happen if Tyler Anderson gets pulled early from Game 4.

Who would take the cleanup spot? Last year, Doc gave Julio Urias a relief opportunity in the NLCS but the possibility of that happening again during this series was shut down immediately.

Dave Roberts said Julio Urías is not an option in relief tonight. The rest of their bullpen, save for Andrew Heaney, should be available.

Urías would be on regular rest tomorrow for a potential Game 5.

— Fabian Ardaya (@FabianArdaya) October 15, 2022

At least Doc is being the optimist with the expectation for the team to force a game 5. So if (and when) they do, the Dodgers will have their ace on the mound in a critical elimination game.

Plus, Dave Roberts seems fairly confident in the Dodgers bullpen this postseason. Last night the bullpen put together 9 strikeouts and only allowed 1 run on 3 hits across 6 and 2/3 innings.

Urias’ most recent outing was in Game 1 of the NLDS series where the Dodgers secured a 5-3 win. On the defensive side, Urias delivered a crucial performance striking out 6 and allowing 3 runs on 4 hits and 3 errors across his 5 innings pitched.

In the regular season, Urias posted a 2.16 ERA, the second-best in the entire MLB. He delivered 166 strikeouts across his 175 innings of work to contribute to the team’s franchise-best 111 wins this regular season.

Notably, the 26-year-old southpaw was also the team’s ace in the iconic 2020 postseason where he put together a 4-0 record, 1.17 ERA, and appeared in 6 games allowing only 11 runs while delivering 29 strikeouts across 23 innings. And finishing it out with a ring was quite a beautiful ending.

Let’s just hope the team can give Urias that Game 5 start and we’ll most likely see that October magic once again from El Culichi.

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