Last year, the Los Angeles Dodgers won a World Series in spite of their starting pitchers. This season, they have a shot at winning back-to-back titles because of them.

After dealing with a slew of injuries in 2024, the Dodgers’ top arms appear healthy entering their best-of-seven matchup against the Blue Jays, starting Friday night at the Rogers Centre.

Shohei Ohtani is pitching again after not throwing last year following Tommy John surgery. Tyler Glasnow is back from injury, too, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto remains available. Topping it off is free-agent signee and two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell, who will start Game 1.

“We grind out at-bats, we work the count,” said Jays infielder Ernie Clement, whose team ranked fourth in the majors with 798 runs. “We run the bases th

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