Urías looks every bit the ace, settles in nicely for win vs. SD

LOS ANGELES — During the 2020 World Series run, the Dodgers requested Julio Urías to play a hybrid position. They used him as a starter when wanted, whereas additionally utilizing him as a reliever, which put him in place to file the ultimate out and safe a championship.

Two seasons in the past, the Dodgers requested Urías to be a full-time starter. He responded by being the one pitcher within the Majors to win 20 video games. A 12 months in the past, Urías, requested to play a extra outstanding position, got here by way of as soon as once more, main the National League with a 2.16 ERA.

Coming into the 2023 season, the Dodgers had been asking Urías to be the ace of their pitching workers. That accountability was essentially the most logical development for the Mexican left-hander. Through 9 begins, Urías is actually holding his personal, together with his newest work coming within the type of seven robust innings within the Dodgers’ 4-2 win over the Padres on Saturday at Dodger Stadium.

Urías’ outing didn’t get off to the simplest begin, because the he gave up a screaming line-drive homer to Juan Soto to assist the Padres get an early 1-0 lead within the first. In the second, Urías hung a changeup towards Ha-Seong Kim, which the Padres’ shortstop despatched to the left-field pavilion.

But that’s the place the injury stopped towards Urías, who improved to 5-3 this season. He allowed only one hit over the ultimate 5 innings of his outing, a two-out infield single to Soto within the sixth. Urías acquired all of the assist he would want on J.D. Martinez’s three-run residence run within the backside of the primary.