LOS ANGELES — The orderly procession that has been at least three years in the making will have to be talked about soon, although for now, the Dodgers prefer to bask in the welcome predictability of it all.

The Dodgers have been using six viable starters ever since left-hander Blake Snell returned from a shoulder injury at the start of the month. One by one they take their turn, although Snell has altered the order a bit this week while on paternity leave.

With the calendar about to flip to September, the Dodgers now are in the somewhat unfamiliar position of having more starters than they need for October.

Manager Dave Roberts said Tuesday the plan is to stick with the six-man setup for now. And keeping it that way through the regular season might be the way to go, even as the team wil

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