Dodgers Announce Will Smith Information Forward of NLDS Recreation 2

[ad_1] Los Angeles Dodgers All-Star catcher Will Smith acquired into his first sport motion since Sept. 9 in Recreation 1 of the Nationwide League Division Collection towards the Philadelphia Phillies.

Smith suffered a hand fracture in early September, and was solely in a position to play in a single sport since Sept. 3. Whereas he was on the lively 26-man roster for the Wild Card spherical, he did not play.

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On Saturday, although, Smith entered the sport within the high of the fifth inning as a pinch hitter, and remained in as a catcher. He ended up ending the sport, going 0-for-2 with a success by pitch and a run scored.

Dodgers supervisor Dave Roberts mentioned earlier than the sport that Smith would doubtless enter the sport to "get his ft moist" after lacking a lot time.

"There's an opportunity that he can come into tonight's sport and sort of get his ft moist just a little bit," Roberts mentioned pregame.

That is precisely what occurred, and it led to Roberts getting a query on Smith's standing for Recreation 2 of the sequence on Monday. Might he probably begin in Recreation 2 and play a full 9 innings?

"Nonetheless up within the air," Roberts mentioned. "We'd run the identical playbook, or we might begin him. However I believe for me, simply sort of seeing how he is available in tomorrow [will determine my decision]."

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Smith spoke about that course of forward of the crew's Recreation 1 win.

"It is positively nonetheless rehabbing on the hand however positively ensuring the shoulder just isn't getting banged up, the hips, the legs, all that, simply sort of getting my ft again underneath me," Smith mentioned.

"We're attempting to be sensible about it. It is a lengthy month, but in addition there's some urgency to win now, clearly. So simply attempting to sort of weigh each of these and go from there."

If Smith would not begin in Recreation 2, catcher Ben Rortvedt will get one other begin behind house plate, with Smith doubtless getting into the sport as pinch hitter someday in the midst of the competition.