Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts set his starting rotation for the weekend series with the Cincinnati reds, and it has Kenta Maeda pitching out of the bullpen.
Rich Hill takes the ball Friday, Alex Wood is expected to return from the disabled list on Saturday, and Hyun-Jin Ryu starts Sunday. Maeda will piggyback with Hill or Wood.
It’ll mark his first time pitching in relief since doing so in one game for the Hiroshima Carp nine seasons ago in what was Maeda’s first year.
“He’s open to it, and it’s a credit to him as a teammate,” Roberts said.