Dodgers Avoid Major Injury Scare as Tyler Glasnow Exits Early
Tyler Glasnow left Wednesday’s start with lower back tightness but expects to avoid the IL. He also became the fastest starter ever to reach 1,000 strikeouts.
HOUSTON, TX— The Los Angeles Dodgers wrapped up their six-game road trip with a dominant win over the Houston Astros, not only having an offensive explosion by scoring 12 runs, but also winning the series.
However, it was nealry a disastrous day for the organization as right-hander Tyler Glasnow was removed from his start before the second inning after calling for a trainer during his second round of warm-ups.
Shortly after being removed, the Dodgers offically announced that it was lower back tightness that forced Glasnow out of the game, a similar injury that forced the right-hander to miss time on the injured list in 2024 and to sit out a start late last season.
After the game, Glasnow gave an update on his injury and explained why he believes he won’t need to go on the injured list and should make his next scheduled start, despite his back giving out in Houston.
“Being tall, I guess. I get it a couple times a year. … But it’s not too serious.”
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts shared a similar sentiment on the right-hander’s apparent injury, stating that it was the best-case scenario and Glasnow will still undergo an MRI when the team returns to Los Angeles.
“I think today, given the situation with Tyler, it couldn’t have been a better outcome.”
Glasnow has been one of the Dodgers’ best pitchers this season — no small feat given how strong the rotation has been. Through seven starts, he owns a 2.72 ERA and leads the staff with 49 strikeouts. His most dominant outing came on April 23rd against the Giants, when he fired eight innings of one-hit ball and struck out nine.
Glasnow Reaches 1,000 Strikeouts
While Glasnow was only able to finish one inning on Wednesday, it was enough to reach a career milestone for the right-hander as he reached 1,000 total strikeouts for his Major League career.
It didn’t take long for Glasnow to reach the milestone on Wednesday. After giving up a leadoff homer to Brice Matthews on his third pitch, he quickly settled in. He battled Yordan Alvarez before dropping a sharp curveball in the zone for career strikeout No. 1,000. Glasnow became the fastest starter in history to hit the mark, doing it in just 793 innings—11 fewer than previous record-holder Freddie Peralta.