Tyler Glasnow dominates before making quick exit in Dodgers' sixth consecutive win

TORONTO — For the first time in his debut Dodgers season, there seemed to be a brief injury scare for starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow on Saturday.

After six stellar, suffocating, scoreless innings in a 4-2 Dodgers win over the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre, Glasnow returned to the mound in the seventh inning hoping to put the finishing touches on a second consecutive shutout performance.

Instead, he gave up a run, then left alongside a trainer — momentarily stirring concern for a veteran pitcher with a long and troubling history of injuries.

Just minutes after Glasnow left the mound, however, the pitcher's prognosis indicated it was a false alarm.

While the right-hander was seen flexing his throwing hand as he exited the game, the Dodgers announced he was only experiencing cramping. Any serious setback had seemingly been averted. The good vibes that have surrounded the Dodgers lately could continue.

After the game, manager Dave Roberts said there was "not any level of concern" with Glasnow's cramping.

With Saturday's victory, the Dodgers (18-11) have won six straight games. In that span, they've outscored opponents 43-8. They haven't trailed at any point since a one-run deficit early Tuesday.

Glasnow was crucial in starting the streak, after he spun eight scoreless innings in a win against the New York Mets last Sunday that halted the Dodgers' previous 3-7 slide.

He was even more important in extending the winning run Saturday, protecting an early four-run lead with perhaps his most dominant stretch yet with the Dodgers.

Through the first six innings against a struggling Toronto offense, Glasnow's execution was nearly flawless. He established his 96-mph fastball, which accounted for six of his nine total strikeouts and almost 70% of his 95 pitches.

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