Tyler Glasnow completed the second start of his rehab assignment with the Triple-A Oklahoma City Comets on Friday as he looks to rejoin the Los Angeles Dodgers rotation after being out since the end of April.
Glasnow allowed five runs over 2.1 innings pitched with three strikeouts. He allowed four runs to the Sacramento River Cats (San Francisco Giants affiliate) in the first inning. Glasnow responded with a relatively clean second inning, but ran into trouble again in the third and was pulled from the game.
He gave up seven total hits and issued one walk.
Similar to his first rehab outing, Glasnow’s command left a lot to be desired on Friday as only 37 of 66 pitches were thrown for strikes.
The River Cats did a lot of their damage due to Glasnow getting behind in the count, with back-to-back hits by Hunter Bishop and Logan Porter in the first inning on 3-1 counts. And an additional time by Drew Ellis in the third inning.
Glasnow was unable to reach the three-inning mark the Dodgers were most likely hoping for, but did increase his pitch count considerably from 48 to 66. He still figures to need at least one more rehab start before an activation becomes a realistic possibility.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts has said they could bring the right-hander back to the Majors before he’s fully built up, but are weighing their options because of the availabilities of Emmet Sheehan and Justin Wrobleski.
However, because of Glasnow’s injury history and how cautious the Dodgers have been at this point, activating him early doesn’t seem like a logical outcome unless something drastic happens in their rotation.
Glasnow first landed on the 15-day injured list on April 28 with right shoulder inflammation and was later transferred to the 60-day IL. He already is eligible to return.
Tyler Glasnow’s buildup process
Glasnow threw his first bullpen session on May 23, but it resulted in a temporary stoppage of his progression because of some minor back trouble. He assured that it was a precaution and was encouraged that his right shoulder was not an issue.
Glasnow’s build up continued from there, advancing to simulated games before starting his rehab assignment last week. A pitcher is allowed to be on assignment for 30 days from the day it began.
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