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Blue Jays vs. Dodgers: Breaking down Tyler Glasnow ahead of World Series Game 3
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Nick Prasad
Oct 27, 2025, 16:00 EDTUpdated: Oct 27, 2025, 15:37 EDT
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The Toronto Blue Jays will face Tyler Glasnow tonight at Dodger Stadium, with manager Dave Roberts tabbing the right-hander for Game 3 of the World Series. 
Glasnow’s last start was Game 3 of the National League Championship Series against the Milwaukee Brewers. He pitched 5 and 2/3 innings, giving up only one run on three hits, and striking out eight hitters. The California product has rested since his start on October 16th and is coming out fresh to get his start at Dodger Stadium. The Blue Jays have gotten their fair look at Glasnow over the years, as he was a part of the American League East under the Tampa Bay Rays banner before being dealt to the West Coast. 
He spent parts of three years with the Pittsburgh Pirates, six in Tampa Bay, and he’s in his second season with the Dodgers, although he missed considerable time on the IL this year, making just 18 starts. Glasnow boasts a career 1-4 record against the Blue Jays, with a 5.82 ERA, 68 strikeouts, and 27 walks in 51 innings pitched. 

Tyler Glasnow’s repertoire and pitch details 

The Dodgers right-hander has an intimate four-pitch repertoire, consisting of a four-seam fastball, slider, curveball, and sinker. His fastball is naturally the most used pitch; however, his usage is pretty fair amongst the rest of his arsenal, all being above 20%. This season, Glasnow has 214 batted balls against him, with a 7.9% barrel percentage; his lowest in the past six seasons. He has a 37.4% hard hit percentage, which is down from the 40s in the past two seasons. 
Glasnow’s four-seam fastball works upwards of 96 mph with more in the tank as the outing prolongs. He commands the fastball well and can throw any of his pitches for a strike, working spots, and changing speeds. His slider and curveball are his most used pitch options following the heater, both holding put-away percentages above 25%. The curveball is highly effective with depth, breaking 57.1 inches vertically, while his slider works 34.2 inches low. The curveball has the lowest hard-hit rate at 17.1%.  His sinker is the least used pitch, but it holds a 29% put-away rate.
In Glasnow’s last start, he threw more sinkers than any pitch (30), with the slider at second most used (26), which is away from his normal season trends. His repertoire is bound to fluctuate in pitch usage, and he won’t show too much early on. While he does throw hard and produces a lot of whiffs, he can also struggle to find the strike zone at times, and worked a 4.3 BB/9 this season with 43 free passes across 90 1/3 innings. 
Glasnow forces weak contact; however, his spots miss as the game goes deeper. He’ll be expected to last up to six innings, maybe less, against this tough Toronto lineup. 

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