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- Updated: August 6, 2016
LOS ANGELES — Even a decent night on offense wouldn’t have helped the Dodgers in their 9-0 loss to the Red Sox, but they were still left scratching their heads against Boston right-hander Steven Wright and a knuckleball that did everything the pitcher wanted.
Justin Turner’s double in the first inning was the team’s only hit until the eighth inning. Between those two points, it was a whole load of weak contact, swings and misses, and batters caught looking. It left the Dodgers more than ready to move on with their offense.
“Offensively, I think we’re fine,” manager Dave Roberts said. “This is one of those outings where you have to turn the page. You really never know what you’re going to get from a knuckleballer. I don’t think it’s any indication of where we are offensively. He was good tonight.”
While Roberts said before the game that third-base coach Chris Woodward was throwing knuckleballs in the batting cages, Yasmani Grandal said there was really no way of preparing for a pitcher like Wright.
“A lot of knuckleballers don’t throw …
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