In confirming Alex Wood had taken the place of Rich Hill in the rotation, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts also announced Wood’s start would come Friday in the series opener against the Arizona Diamondbacks. That pushed Kenta Maeda back, and so he takes the mound on six days’ rest.
Last season the Dodgers provided Maeda with an extra day of rest whenever possible. They’ll need the right-hander to be effective on Saturday, particularly when taking into account the lumps the bullpen endured in an nine-run eighth inning.