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Kazmir’s sharp start undone in loss
- Updated: August 11, 2016
LOS ANGELES — The late innings of the Dodgers’ 6-2 loss to the Phillies found the team in a Twilight Zone compared to the performances fans have come to expect from around the roster.
The starting pitcher was sharp and pitched deep, a red-hot offense went relatively quiet, and a bullpen that is second in the National League in ERA and innings pitched allowed four runs.
In the past 30 days, Dodgers starting pitchers rank last in innings pitched and are averaging fewer than five innings per start. Scott Kazmir improved those numbers a little Wednesday, throwing six scoreless frames before getting pulled in the seventh after allowing two baserunners to start the inning.
“I was able to make pitches when I needed to and had the changeup today,” Kazmir said. “That’s a tough one. We wanted to pull this one out and have a good off-day, but [we] let this one slip away.”
With Kazmir coming out, manager Dave Roberts had several options …
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