The right-hander, who was slated to begin the season at Triple-A Oklahoma City, fills in for injured Tony Gonsolin and Ryan Pepiot against the Rockies
LOS ANGELES ― When spring training was all said and done, Michael Grove didn’t expect to see his name on the Dodgers’ Opening Day roster. He was already in Oklahoma City, keeping his arm loose in near-freezing weather, preparing for the start of the Triple-A season.
Two days after the Dodgers told him to pack his bags, Grove was re-packing for Southern California. Pitcher Ryan Pepiot had an oblique strain and was a surprise addition to the injured list on the morning of Opening Day. Grove, not Pepiot, was suddenly in line to fill the rotation spot of injured right-hander Tony Gonsolin.“I guess it was a little awkward,” he said of the last-minute change of plans.
Spring training was a bit of an adventure for Grove. In his final outing, he retired one of the five Arizona Diamondbacks hitters he faced in the first inning, then was removed from the game. The relaxed Cactus League rules allowed Grove to return to the game when the second inning began. He pitched another four innings without allowing a run.
Prior to that game, he had allowed one walk and struck out 14 batters across 12⅓ innings. He’d also allowed three home runs among five earned runs in all. Underneath those uneven statistics, there were encouraging signs. Grove has tinkered with his slider in an attempt to elicit more movement from the pitch. In the game against the Diamondbacks,
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