Bobby Miller has a gutty effort, pitching around two costly mistakes, as the Dodgers defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-4.
Dodgers pitcher Dustin May will undergo right elbow surgery later this month to repair the flexor tendon he injured earlier this season.for the ninth inning in his third appearance of the season because Evan Phillips pitched the previous three days. The veteran right-hander promptly loaded the bases with no outs before retiring the next three hitters to avoid a bullpen implosion for the second straight night.
Moments later, the delicate state of the Dodgers’ pitching staff became evident. Miller, a prized young talent the club cannot afford to overuse, was approaching 90 pitches. A call to the bullpen would have made sense. But manager Dave Roberts kept Miller in the game to start the inning.Miller needed eight pitches to strike out Henry Davis. He used two to retire Carlos Santana. He was an out away from giving the Dodgers six innings.
“The ball’s in his court, to be quite honest — to go out there and perform,” Roberts said. “And the sample that we’ve seen up to this point ... it hasn’t been where we need it to be. So, Noah understands that.”
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