Bloodied and Beaten: Can Tony Gonsolin Bounce Back After Angels’ Crushing Sweep of Dodgers?
Indeed, all those short starts have had a cascading effect on the team’s relievers. And pitchers such as Banda have had to compensate as a result.
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Sunday’s outing marked Banda’s 21st appearance this season, becoming the fifth Dodgers reliever to reach that mark. Entering the day, no other team had more than three.
After pitching a clean seventh, Banda returned for the eighth and was bitten again by a common problem. In a 3-and-1 count against d’Arnaud, he threw a center-cut sinker that d’Arnaud crushed to left. It was Banda’s fifth home run given up, tying the total he yielded in 48 appearances over last season. It raised his ERA to 4.37, more than a run above his mark last season.
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