{"id":677940,"date":"2026-04-17T22:30:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T22:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/677940\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T22:30:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T22:30:21","slug":"dodgers-announce-lineup-for-snowy-opener-vs-rockies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/677940\/","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers Announce Lineup For Snowy Opener vs. Rockies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dodgersnation.com\/player\/dodgers\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"54137\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a> announced the lineup for their series opener against the Colorado Rockies, which will feature a fully-rested squad.<\/p>\n<p>The Dodgers are facing off against their second division opponent, the Rockies.<\/p>\n<p>They won their home series against the Arizona Diamondbacks to start the season, but this will be their first road series against a divisional foe.<\/p>\n<p>Righty Tyler Glasnow will be taking the mound for <a href=\"https:\/\/dodgersnation.com\/dodgers-could-play-in-the-snow-against-rockies\/2026\/04\/17\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"303028\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">an ice-cold game<\/a> that featured snow before the opening pitch, needing bulldozers to clear the way.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tyler-glasnow-rockies.jpg\" alt=\"Apr 10, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Tyler Glasnow (31) throws to the plate during the first inning against the Texas Rangers at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images\" class=\"wp-image-303048\"  \/>Apr 10, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA;  Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Tyler Glasnow (31) throws to the plate during the first inning against the Texas Rangers at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>Glasnow is a possible contender for a Cy Young award if he stays healthy for the season, something he has never really done over his career.<\/p>\n<p>He has been sharp, aside from a few mistakes, and Glasnow looks healthier than he has ever been.<\/p>\n<p>Dodgers Lineup vs. Rockies<\/p>\n<p>1. Shohei Ohtani, DH<br \/>2. Kyle Tucker, RF<br \/>3. Will Smith, C<br \/>4. Freddie Freeman, 1B<br \/>5. Teoscar Hernandez, LF<br \/>6. Max Muncy, 3B<br \/>7. Andy Pages, CF<br \/>8. Hyeseong Kim, SS<br \/>9. Alex Freeland, 2B<br \/>P. Tyler Glasnow, RHP<\/p>\n<p>Shohei Ohtani, who missed the New York Mets game on Wednesday as a hitter, is back in the order, batting leadoff.<\/p>\n<p>Ohtani pitched only on Wednesday, when he allowed just 1 run in 6 innings, striking out 10 and showcasing his stuff.<\/p>\n<p>Tomoyuki Sugano, a right-handed pitcher, has been good to start the season, something that he was not in 2025. Notably, Hyeseong Kim is getting the start at shortstop because of the match-up, giving him another chance to impress.<\/p>\n<p>Also, the stage is set for Kyle Tucker to break out against Sugano at Coors Field, where the ball can travel, though the weather could make things trickier.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Freddie Freeman, who has been crushing baseballs, should have success in the series as well against a righty.<\/p>\n<p>Alex Freeland is the player with the most to prove against the Rockies, especially with his struggles over the past couple of series. He needs a good series before Mookie Betts gets healthy, as Hyeseong Kim is looking to usurp the infielder.<\/p>\n<p>With a healthy bullpen and Glasnow on the bump, the Dodgers\u2019 pitchers will give the offense a chance to win, regardless of how they hit.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sab-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/dodgersnation.com\/path\/to\/app-icon.png\" alt=\"App icon\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"\/><\/p>\n<p>LA Baseball Report<\/p>\n<p>Get the app for faster news<\/p>\n<p> <a id=\"sab-cta\" class=\"sab-cta\" href=\"#\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">GET<\/a> \u00d7  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Los Angeles Dodgers announced the lineup for their series opener against the Colorado Rockies, which will feature&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":677941,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2406],"tags":[5,39,1165,4332,4333,774,57,3224,4331,4],"class_list":{"0":"post-677940","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles-dodgers","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-dodgers","10":"tag-la","11":"tag-la-dodgers","12":"tag-ladodgers","13":"tag-los-angeles","14":"tag-los-angeles-dodgers","15":"tag-losangeles","16":"tag-losangelesdodgers","17":"tag-mlb"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116422419890995248","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/677940","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=677940"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/677940\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/677941"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=677940"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=677940"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=677940"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}