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Dodger Blue > Dodgers News > Dodgers News: Dave Roberts Deciding Between Rich Hill & Hyun-Jin Ryu For Opening Day Start
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Dodgers News: Dave Roberts Deciding Between Rich Hill & Hyun-Jin Ryu For Opening Day Start

Daniel Starkand
March 21, 2019
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For the first time since 2010, someone other than Clayton Kershaw will get the start on the mound on Opening Day for the Los Angeles Dodgers. The left-hander is set expected to begin the season on the 10-day injured list to continue getting built up.

The obvious candidate to start in Kershaw’s place would be Walker Buehler, but he is not expected to pitch until later in the series against the Arizona Diamondbacks so he can get an extra start in during the exhibition Freeway Series against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Like Kershaw, he has been limited this spring due to a minor arm issue.

With the team’s top two starters ruled out for Opening Day, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts has narrowed it down to Rich Hill and Hyun-Jin Ryu to receive the nod on Opening Day, with the other starting the next day, via Ken Gurnick of MLB.com:

Ryu and Hill will start Games 1 or 2 of the Arizona series, Roberts said, but he hasn’t decided which.

— Ken Gurnick (@kengurnick) March 21, 2019

Both Hill and Ryu would make for more than capable replacements for Kershaw and each is in the midst of a very strong spring.

In four starts, Hill has pitched to a 3.27 ERA and 1.18 WHIP while striking out 11 without issuing a walk in 11 innings. He recently said this is the best he has felt during Spring Training in a long time.

Ryu went five-plus innings in Thursday afternoon’s loss to the Milwaukee Brewers, allowing five hits and four runs (three earned) while striking out three and walking none. In five starts this spring, he has struck out 12 without any walks.

With Hill and Ryu pitching the first two games, Kenta Maeda could likely follow in the third game of the series against the Diamondbacks before Buehler pitches the finale.

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TAGGED:2019 Opening Day2019 Spring TrainingHyun-Jin RyuLos Angeles DodgersRich Hill
ByDaniel Starkand
Daniel Starkand is a graduate from Chapman University with a degree in journalism and broadcast journalism. He grew up in Burbank, Calif. and played baseball at Burbank High and his first two years at Chapman. Along with serving as a senior writer, editor and social media manager for DodgerBlue.com, Daniel also writes for LakersNation.com. Contact: daniel@mediumlargela.com
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