Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts announced Dustin May will start the fifth game of the regular season, which didn’t come as much of a surprise. Although the assumption is May has taken the fifth spot in the starting rotation, Roberts previously left the door open for change.
Furthermore, in announcing the team had settled on May over Tony Gonsolin and David Price, Roberts said, “Dustin is going to start that fifth game.” That comes Monday in the series opener against the Oakland Athletics.
“It was easy, it was tough,” Roberts said of deciding on May. “Just a lot of variables that I don’t really want to get into.