Dodgers Interview: Glasnow Glad to Be a Part of this Year’s Run
LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers are one win from the pennant because the rotation keeps showing up. Tyler Glasnow did his part in Game 3 at Chavez Ravine, giving up one run in 5.2 gritty innings as the Dodgers beat Milwaukee 3–1 to grab a 3–0 lead. He bent in the first two frames, then found his lane. He called it rhythm. It looked like resolve.
“Last year was tough,” Glasnow said. “When you’re in that position, you just want to root for the team and be there as much as you can. It was nice to be a part of it, but this year, being able to participate and contribute to the team has felt awesome.”
The opening stretch took work. “I threw close to 40 pitches in the first two innings,” he said. “My rhythm was a little off. When I’m off I tend to have different rhythm with my hands and my leg. I just got back into a rhythm. I leaned on that sinker a lot. I was ripping off everything, and it’s the one pitch that, when I’m a little late, I can get back into the zone. I was able to get ahead with it. The overall athleticism and rhythm were a lot better.”
Dave Roberts had mentioned seeing a more present version of his right-hander. Glasnow agreed. “I’ll always suffer from trying to be perfect,” he said. “But he’s right. I’m trying to stay in the moment and not be too hard on myself. Compete with what I have. Not make every pitch so perfect or tinker in between. I’ve gotten into a nice rhythm and can just go out there and be athletic. I lean on Connor and Mark. If I need something, I know they’re there, and that clears my mind so I can go throw.”
Traffic came early, and one play helped turn the night. “Those first two innings were a lot of traffic,” he said. “Max’s play was huge. That was the play of the game for sure. In a one-run ballgame, if it turns into two, it’s a different story. After that relief of the inning, with him making that defensive play, I went back out and tried to stay in the zone and get some quick outs. It was a huge play. He did a great job.”
The put-away stuff evolved as he settled. “The slider was inconsistent at times,” Glasnow said. “It was okay a little in the beginning, then it was hit or miss. It played well off the sinker, and later I kept throwing it into the lefty batter’s box. I was able to get ahead with the sinker enough to have guys sitting on it. The curveball was my secondary pitch that helped me a lot today.”
Following Blake Snell’s eight scoreless and Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s complete-game gem could have felt heavy. He kept it simple. “Them having a good game is awesome for the team,” he said. “It doesn’t change my mentality. You have your game plan with the team. I put out of my mind what they’ve done. It’s nice to have a 2–0 lead. That’s huge. But as far as attacking hitters or trying to execute, I did my own thing.”
The last year matters to him, and so does the arc of this October. “Back-to-back strong performances, against the Phillies and tonight, mean a lot to me,” he said. “Early in my career I didn’t have a ton of success in the playoffs. Being able to go out and be myself and stay athletic and pitch well has been feeling great. Having that bullpen outing to start felt nice, then it carried over into my starts. Hopefully I can keep it going.”
The scoreboard says he did his job, and the series score says the Dodgers are close. Glasnow’s framing stayed steady. “I just got back into a rhythm,” he said. “I leaned on the sinker. I tried to stay in the zone and get quick outs.”
Tyler Glasnow is now a few days away from starting a game for his home town team in World Series. Pretty awesome indeed.
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