The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays by a 3-1 final in a thrilling Game 6 of the World Series on Friday night. In turn, the Dodgers evened the best-of-seven set at 3-3 and forced a decisive Game 7 on Saturday night. The question for the Dodgers became: who starts on the mound in the championship-deciding contest?

The answer: two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani, with Los Angeles making the announcement on Saturday afternoon, just hours before first pitch. Why are the Dodgers starting Ohtani on short rest following his Game 4 assignment? Let us explain.

As we laid out during Thursday's travel day, the Dodgers should be able to leverage their outstanding rotation to protect against overexposing a leaky bullpen in Game 7. At the time, Tyler Glasnow looked like t

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