Dodgers Defy the Odds in Drenched Marathon Victory—Can Their Shorthanded Pitching Survive the Brutal Stretch Ahead?
No team in MLB has received fewer innings from its rotation this season. In fact, the Dodgers are the only team in baseball whose starters have averaged fewer than 14 outs recorded per start. Despite a sensational first two months from Cy Young front runner Yoshinobu Yamamoto (1.86 ERA in 10 starts), Los Angeles’ 4.26 rotation ERA currently ranks 22nd in baseball.
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“We’ve been working behind hitters way too often,” Roberts opined before Friday’s game, “Not being efficient with our pitches, giving up a lot more slug than we’re used to.”
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