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- Updated: July 31, 2016
LOS ANGELES — At times, Scott Kazmir starts can feel like a familiar story. He’ll struggle in the early going, piece things together, but still exit the game a little earlier than the Dodgers might hope for.
Step one happened in Saturday night’s 4-2 loss to the D-backs, then step two. However, step three never materialized as Kazmir managed to last 6 2/3 innings to help preserve what seems to be a perpetually gassed bullpen.
“With Scott this year, it’s started a little slow, but he always seems to finish strong,” manager Dave Roberts said. “We needed length out of the starter. I thought he was starting to feel better and commanding his pitches.”
Kazmir opened the game ignominiously, allowing a leadoff home run to shortstop Jean Segura on an 0-2 count, on a pitch he said he overthrew. Adding that to the 18 runs he had allowed in 20 first innings this season going into Saturday, …
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