Tyler Glasnow ‘Respected’ Dave Roberts’ Decision To Remove Him From No-Hit Bid

The Los Angeles Dodgers began their homestand with a 3-1 comeback win and near combined no-hitter against the Colorado Rockies.

Tyler Glasnow took the mound three days after being scratched from a scheduled start because of back tightness. The right-hander wasn’t particularly efficient as he gave up a run in the second inning on a leadoff walk, stolen base and two fly balls.

However, Glasnow still managed to throw seven no-hit innings and collected 11 strikeouts in the start.

“Everything felt good,” he said after the game. “I think timing was good. I was a little off on four-seam and slider early, just yanking off everything.

“Just got with Connor (McGuiness), he told me just keep my shoulder in a little longer. And after he told me that, everything just kind of found its timing, and it just kind of clicked after the third or fourth inning.”

Glasnow joined Yoshinobu Yamamoto as the second Dodgers starter in the last three games to have a no-hitter through at least the seventh inning.

Glasnow also flirted with a no-no in his previous start against the Arizona Diamondbacks as he got through 5.1 innings before allowing his first hit.

“Yeah, I think every game, I guess, is a bit different,” Glasnow answered when asked if something clicks when he goes that deep into a start without allowing a hit.

“But I think for me today, after the fourth, I felt pretty locked in. I think each inning is kind of its own thing. Try to keep it as consistent as you can. But I think whatever I found in the fourth, it was just everything was on time.”

Glasnow needed 105 pitches to get through seven no-hit innings against the Rockies before being removed by Dodgers manager Dave Roberts.

“No, I mean, obviously, when you get taken out of the game, I want to stay in, no matter what my pitch count is,” Glasnow began. “I think given my track record, I kind of understand why.

“I mean, if I was healthy every single season, it would maybe be a different story. But I respect the decision, and they wanted to take me out, and we ended up winning, so that’s pretty good.”

Tyler Glasnow felt responsibility to help Dodgers

After a rough road trip that saw the Dodgers lose five out of six games, Glasnow was happy to turn in a good start and help the team keep their momentum going.

“I think it’s just kind of like one inning at a time,” Glasnow explained. “It’s kind of a boring answer, but I think just trying, especially early on with the pitch count up, it was kind of more important as the game went on.

“I had a couple quick innings, quick outs, so I’m just glad I ran it up early and got it lower later, and was able to go seven.”