Overview
- The Dodgers pulled Blake Snell on Friday just hours before first pitch in Anaheim and listed reliever Will Klein to open a bullpen game, according to team updates and The Athletic.
- The club has not announced a reason for the scratch, and reporters say it is not believed to relate to the shoulder inflammation that kept him out to start the year.
- Snell began 2026 on the injured list with left shoulder fatigue and returned on May 9, when he allowed five runs over three innings in a 7-2 loss to the Braves.
- The switch puts extra load on a seven-man bullpen because Los Angeles is using a six-man rotation, leaving relievers to cover all 27 outs tonight.
- Tyler Glasnow’s placement on the 15-day injured list with back spasms sped up Snell’s activation last week and now adds pressure to the Dodgers’ short-term rotation plans.