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Roberts said the team’s other injured starters, Blake Snell and Tyler Glasnow, are scheduled to begin throwing by the end of this week, an important step in their recoveries from similar shoulder inflammation injuries.

However eight of the 11 MLS Cup starters returned.

Back then, most successful starters threw more than 200 innings, now few do.

“We graduate seven starters so next spring is going to be a rebuilding year,” he said.

The Rockets led by 31 points at one stage, and Warriors coach Steve Kerr substituted many of his starters in the third quarter in order to keep them fresh for game six.