Padres Pregame: After Punting Tuesday, Dodgers Lining up Another Opener

Padres pregame: After punting Tuesday, Dodgers lining up another opener

Dave Roberts had already began to punt Tuesday’s game before utilityman Kike Hernandez jogged to the mound of an 8-0 game with two outs in the sixth inning. The frame began with Miguel Rojas replacing Teoscar Hernandez and Hyeseong Kim replacing Mookie Betts in a five-run game. The three quick runs that the Padres scored off Matt Sauer allowed the Dodgers manager to double down on saving his bullpen for an opportunity to win the series. “We cert…

Dodgers' pitching injury woes culminate in a punt. Matt Sauer takes one ...

Dave Roberts: Dodgers 'Have A Good Chance' To Win Series Against Padres

The Los Angeles Dodgers dropped the second game of their series against the San Diego Padres in a blowout 11-1 loss on Tuesday, setting up a rubber match after they were victorious in extra innings during the opener at Petco Park. After Lou Trivino opened with a scoreless inning, Matt Sauer took over, and things quickly started to fall apart. By the end of his appearance, Sauer had thrown 111 pitches while allowing nine runs on 13 hits in 4.2 in…

Dodgers’ pitching injury woes culminate in a punt. Matt Sauer takes one for the team in 11-1 blowout

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers have 14 pitchers making more than $100 million combined this season on their injured list, They’ve been signing, promoting, playing and releasing pitchers almost daily as they engage in a perpetual scramble to assemble enough healthy arms to compete. When the Dodgers fell behind in the third inning Tuesday night while desperately short of options on the mound, the defending World Series champions essentia…