Dodgers left-hander Blake Snell was scratched from his Friday start hours before the opener of the Freeway Series against the Angels in Anaheim. The Dodgers didn't immediately provide a reason for why the 33-year-old Snell was scratched.

Blake Snell's return to the Dodgers' rotation was short-lived. That's reason No. 1 LA has no reason to entertain the Shohei Ohtani pitching debate.