Dodgers put Tyler Glasnow on injured list; Blake Snell set to start Saturday

TL;DR

The Dodgers have placed pitcher Tyler Glasnow on the injured list due to back spasms. Blake Snell is set to make his first start since the World Series on Saturday after being activated from the injured list.

Key points

Tyler Glasnow placed on injured list due to back spasms
Blake Snell set to start on Saturday
Snell's start is his first since the World Series
Snell opened the season on the injured list with shoulder fatigue
Mookie Betts expected to return on Monday

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Dodgers pitcher Blake Snell delivers against the Toronto Blue Jays in the first inning of Game 5.

Dodgers pitcher Blake Snell delivers against the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 5 of the World Series at Dodger Stadium on Oct. 29. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

In: Blake Snell. Out: Tyler Glasnow. Soon: Mookie Betts.

The Dodgers took two steps forward and one step back in their quest for full strength Friday, putting Glasnow on the injured list because of back spasms while planning to activate Snell from the injured list on Saturday and Betts on Monday.

Snell’s start Saturday will be his first since the World Series. The two-time Cy Young winner opened the season on the injured list because of shoulder fatigue, as the Dodgers eased him into spring with the goal of putting him in the best possible position to succeed in October.

Glasnow left Wednesday’s game because of the injury. An MRI examination revealed “nothing really significant,” according to manager Dave Roberts, but the IL stint allows Glasnow to avoid rushing to be ready for his next start, with the bigger October picture in mind.