The Dodgers elected to send down Julio Urias to Triple-A Oklahoma City oppose to giving him a spot in the starting rotation in hopes of limiting his innings early in the season. Urias pitched for the first time since spring training and didn’t have the best of nights.
Julio Urias threw 79 pitches and only managed 3 u2154 innings in his regular season debut. The young prospect struggled to throw strikes, only throwing 45 of his 79 pitches for strikes. In the eight batters Urias faced, he threw a first-pitch strike only once. The lack of command led to four walks and two runs.