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Stewart, Dayton are latest rookies to step up
- Updated: September 8, 2016
LOS ANGELES — Brock Stewart made it four straight rookie starting pitchers earning wins, something that had never happened in Dodgers history until Wednesday night’s 3-1 win over the D-backs.
And when the conversation involves rookies, don’t leave out the one who starred in the most crucial out of the game, lefty reliever Grant Dayton, or the one who has been pushing the buttons to get the Dodgers into a season-high five-game lead in the National League West with a five-game win streak, first-year manager Dave Roberts.
Deploying a 34-man roster that includes 11 rookies, Roberts used eight pitchers, tying a club record for a nine-inning game. Stewart went five innings for his first Major League win. There were four relievers in the sixth inning to face four batters. The seventh inning ended with Dayton striking out pinch-hitter Rickie Weeks Jr. with the bases loaded. And Kenley Jansen recorded his 43rd save, one shy of his career best.
Following fellow rookie starters Jose De Leon, Kenta Maeda and Ross Stripling, Stewart conceded he wasn’t as sharp as he was against the Cubs …
