Dave Roberts removed Julio Urias from Thursday night’s start after 89 pitches and just 5.1 innings. He prevented Urias an opportunity to get a win in the game, essentially ending his chance at back-to-back 20-win seasons.
Evan Phillips ended up stranding the runner on the bases, and the Dodgers didn’t score in the bottom of the sixth anyway.
But questions were still raised about Roberts’ decision to not let his ace finish the inning himself.
Urias didn’t seem to mind the decision at all.
“It was a lot of pitches in that inning, or in that game, and he felt like that was the best decision for the team,” Urías said through an interpreter.