![]() “I felt that part of the order, he should be able to handle that.” “We’re counting on to be a leverage guy regardless of handiness,” Roberts said, having picked the former. Trust Ferguson, a left-hander, against a string of right-handed Reds batters at the bottom of the order? Or summon Shelby Miller to set up right-on-right matchups? Phillips was the lone bright spot, retiring the heart of the Reds’ lineup in order in the eighth.īut with their best reliever burned - Phillips wasn’t an option for a second inning because of his recent workload, Roberts said - the manager faced a ninth-inning decision while protecting an 8-6 lead. Graterol surrendered another score in the seventh, the third straight outing in which he has failed to post a zero. “What that does is,” Roberts bemoaned later, “is it exposes you in the bullpen.”Įxposed, the Dodgers relievers were indeed.Īlmonte gave up one run on three hits in the sixth, raising his season ERA to 6.84. ![]() “Just fell behind early in the outing,” said Gonsolin, who has pitched past the fifth inning in just three of eight starts. Gonsolin managed to complete only five innings, unable to recover from the three-run lead he squandered in a 24-pitch bottom of the first. ![]() Dodgers Recap: Bullpen falters again as Dodgers blow five-run lead and lose to Reds, 9-8įreddie Freeman’s grand slam gave Dodgers an 8-3 lead, but they didn’t hold on to it as Cincinnati rallies to win first game of series.īut on the mound, an uncharacteristically shaky Dodgers pitching staff - which ranks 22nd in earned run average so far this season - stumbled once again. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |