Heading into the Freeway Series at Dodger Stadium, the final games for the Los Angeles Dodgers before the All-Star break, the club was expected to start Walker Buehler, Clayton Kershaw and Rich Hill.
That plan left Alex Wood to pitch out of the bullpen for his final appearance in the first half. Buehler, who returned from the 10-day disabled list, took the ball in Friday’s series opener as expected.
However, in the hours leading up to first pitch, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts announced Kershaw was pushed back to Sunday, with Wood starting Saturday.
The switch left Hill to appear out of the bullpen over the weekend.