was initially supposed to start for the Dodgers in tonights series opener in Baltimore. Los Alex Jackson Jersey Angeles instead pushed up from his scheduled start on Monday. Manager Dave Roberts told reporters that came about after Glasnow reported back stiffne s this afternoon (link via ). Roberts framed it as a precautionary measure and suggested theyre hopeful the righty can take the ball in a few days. Thatd line him up for a home start against the Rockies early next week. The Dodgers will stick with and for the final two games of the Orioles series. Swapping Glasnow into what wouldve been Ohtanis spot on Monday would be the simplest solution if the back i sue subsides. Glasnow mi sed a couple months in the first half with shoulder inflammation. He has been healthy since his activation on July 9. He has worked to a 3.41 ERA while striking out 29% of opponents acro s 14 starts. He had a minimal injured list stint related to back tightne s last season, though that came around the All-Star Break and allowed the Dodgers to keep his innings in check. The Dodgers have a more pre sing injury situation behind the plate. has mi sed the past two games after taking a foul ball off his throwing hand on Wednesday. Roberts said before tonights game that hes dealing with a bone bruise that hell need to manage for the remainder of the season (via ). The Dodgers hope Smith can avoid the injured list but dont expect him to play this weekend. That already spurred one roster move. The Dodgers selected yesterday to get a third catcher on the active roster. Rortvedt was to back up as long as Smith was unable to play. Rortvedt will temporarily occupy the top spot on the depth chart now. Rushing was forced out of tonights game after fouling a ball off his right leg in the sixth inning. He needed to be helped off the field. The Dodgers announced the injury as a right lower leg contusion. Initial x-rays came back negative. That doesnt mean hes out of the woods for a serious injury. Roberts said Rushing will go for a CT scan (relayed by ). He may need an injured list stint and has already been ruled out for tomorrows game. Thatll force the Dodgers to make another move to bring up a catcher who can work behind Rortvedt. Thats probably going to be , a May waiver claim who was outrighted off the roster a few days later. The only other catcher on the Triple-A active roster, 21-year-old , has 12 games above rookie ball and was just a signed there yesterday to replace Rortvedt. Robinson has not played in the big leagues this year but has 51 games of MLB experience. Hes a career .132/.170/.194 hitter who has a .264/.349/.368 line with Triple-A Oklahoma City. Smiths injury his 40-man roster spot; he was designated for a signment to make room for Rortvedt. Theyll need to drop someone else from the roster tomorrow, a suming theyre still hopeful of getting back and dont want to move him to the 60-day injured list. Colin Poche Jersey