Los Angeles Dodgers beginning pitcher Tyler Glasnow has yet to get clearance to shake off the mound. Instead, Glasnow played catch out to 120 feet on Monday, and likely will shake off the mound of Friday or Saturday, per Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register. Glasnow likewise played catch on Saturday.

Glasnow was put on the hurt list on Aug. 16 due to elbow tendinitis, and last pitched for the group on Aug. 11 versus the Pittsburgh Pirates. In that begin, Glasnow pitched 7 innings and enabled 5 hits, 2 made runs, strolled one, and started out 4.

Glasnow and the Dodgers stay “hopeful” that their ace will go back to the group in September before the postseason. Over the weekend, Dodgers supervisor Dave Roberts specified that the “best case scenario” would be for Glasnow to return in the middle of the month. Glasnow has actually included that he thinks he can be back this month.

The 31-year-old, who signed to a five-year, $136.5 million agreement with the Dodgers after he was traded to the group from the Tampa Bay Rays last offseason, remains in the middle of his very first All-Star project. Glasnow is 9-6 with a 3.49 period and a career-high 168 strikeouts, however injuries have actually thwarted the 2nd half of the season.

Glasnow formerly went on the IL in July due to a back concern that triggered him to miss out on several weeks. He has actually now missed out on several weeks once again.

The Dodgers likewise lost beginning pitcher Clayton Kershaw, who left Friday’s start after less than 2 innings due to a bone spur in his left toe. Kershaw, who missed out on the start of the season after going through offseason shoulder surgical treatment, has actually likewise arrived on the IL.

With Glasnow, Kershaw, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto still out, the Dodgers’ rotation looks bleak heading into the postseason. Even if all 3 get healthy and return this month, will they have adequate time to be prepared for postseason pitching? The end of the routine season is less than simply 4 weeks away.

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