starters

And with Glasnow and Blake Snell currently on the IL, they will begin it with just four healthy starters on their active roster.

But this year, Churchill Downs started penalizing races that do not have enough starters.

All five of Denver’s starters played at least 42 minutes in Game 4.

But for Yamamoto, the second-year big leaguer blossoming as one of the sport’s best starters, it was a sign of how far — and how quickly — his young MLB career has progressed.

“Whoever the starters are,” Foster said, “will get those numbers.”