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McCarthy’s 4-inning start continues trend for LA staff
- Updated: July 28, 2016
LOS ANGELES — As if the Dodgers didn’t already know that their starting rotation needs improvement, the Rays made it clear.
With Brandon McCarthy able to go only four innings Wednesday in his fifth start after Tommy John surgery, Tampa Bay’s Matt Moore pitched into the seventh inning for a 3-1 win, only hours after teammate Chris Archer went a solid seven innings against the Dodgers in a tough-luck loss.
By contrast, it’s been five weeks since the Dodgers had back-to-back starters get into the seventh inning, and Clayton Kershaw was one of them. No telling when — or if — Kershaw will pitch again for the Dodgers this year.
So the trade rumors swirl around the Dodgers, because these starts of four or five innings are not the exception but the rule, and the ripple effect felt in the bullpen can’t be good.
“Archer is an elite pitcher, in our opinion, and Matt Moore has real good stuff,” Dave Roberts said, stopping short of any tampering but clearly sounding like a Dodgers manager who wouldn’t object to …
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