The rookie right-hander allowed just three hits in six scoreless innings. The Dodgers broke the game open with a six-run seventh inning featuring a three-run home run by J.D. Martinez.
PHILADELPHIA – That the Dodgers have come to rely on Bobby Miller for performances like this is either a measure of his talent and precocious arrival – or their desperate need for quality starting pitching.Miller came through again Saturday afternoon with six scoreless innings against the Philadelphia Phillies. The Dodgers broke it open after he left and routed the Phillies 9-0.
He arrives at a time when the Dodgers have as many starting pitchers on the Injured List as in their rotation . Miller tied a career-high with seven strikeouts Saturday while getting 15 swings-and-misses – again with an assortment of pitches. He flashed his four-seam fastball just nine times in six innings but got five swings-and-misses on his slider, four each on his curveball and two-seam fastball.
Miller’s 0.78 ERA after four starts does stand in contrast to the 3.79 mark Miller had in parts of three minor-league seasons where his skills made him an elite prospect but he didn’t routinely dominate hitters. Edmundo Sosa grounded out to end that threat and the Phillies didn’t get another runner past first base with Miller on the mound.
“He just attacks hitters. He goes right at them,” Smith said. “More times than not, he’s getting ahead, getting to 0-1. Obviously it’s really good stuff. He’s throwing 100 mph. He’s really making pitches. He’s executing pitches. That’s why he’s consistently getting outs.”
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