Dodgers manager Dave Roberts made official on Monday that Julio Urias will start Game 4 of the National League Championship Series against the Cubs on Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium. But the question remains — will Clayton Kershaw start Game 5 on short rest on Thursday?
Urias at 20 years, 68 days old will be the youngest pitcher in MLB history to start a postseason game, a little more than three months younger than Bret Saberhagen, who was 20 years, 175 days old when he started Game 2 of the 1984 ALCS.
Urias pitched two innings in relief in Game 5 of the NLDS against the Nationals, but other than that his four-inning simulated game on Oct.