Dodgers Dugout: Here's What Is Causing The Dodgers' Problems This Month

Hi, and invited to different version of Dodgers Dugout. My sanction is Houston Mitchell. Maybe nan Dodgers tin lure Nuke LaLoosh out of retirement.

The Dodgers are struggling successful June, going 7-6 this period aft going 20-11 successful March/April and 18-10 successful May. Why? Let’s return a look.

Runs per game
March/April: 5.39
May: 5.25
June: 5.54

Batting average
March/April: .273
May: .252
June: .261

OB%
March/April: .350
May: .339
June: .354

SLG%
March/April: .452
May: .441
June: .413

Power is down a bit, but each nan different numbers are normal, truthful discourtesy does not look to beryllium a large problem. They are hitting astir nan aforesaid successful each nan clutch stats, truthful that’s not a large problem. Let’s look astatine nan pitching:

ERA
April: 3.19
May: 2.95
June: 4.73

ERA by starters
April: 2.83
May: 3.31
June: 3.28

ERA by relievers
April: 3.88
May: 2.35
June: 7.51

Ah, we statesman to spot nan problem: The bullpen, which has been outstanding each play until this month.

Let’s look astatine ERA by each pitcher successful June:

Yoshinobu Yamamoto, 1.10 (16.1 IP)
Shohei Ohtani, 2.13 (12.2)
Edgardo Henriquez, 3.38 (5.1)
Justin Wrobleski, 3.38 (10.2)
Eric Lauer, 3.48 (10.1)
Tanner Scott, 4.15 (4.1)
Will Klein, 4.50 (4)
Emmet Sheehan, 4.97 (12.2)
Alex Vesia, 5.40 (3.1)
Roki Sasaki, 5.56 (11.1)
Blake Treinen, 6.23 (4.1)
Jonathan Hernández, 8.10 (6.2)
Jack Dreyer, 9.00 (7)
Kyle Hurt, 21.60 (3.1)

That’s a batch of bad pitching successful nan bullpen this month. Of course, this is nan aforesaid bullpen that group a squad grounds for astir consecutive scoreless innings. And, conscionable for illustration batters spell into slumps, truthful do pitchers.

“Out of nan bullpen specifically, I deliberation possibly immoderate onslaught throwing, a fewer much walks that we’re not utilized to complete nan past six weeks aliases so, because they’ve been really, really good,” chair coach Danny Lehmann told reporters aft nan Dodgers mislaid to nan Chicago White Sox connected Sunday. “We’ve gotten spot by nan agelong ball, evidently successful Pittsburgh, and present tonight. But overall, it’s much nan onslaught throwing and conscionable getting up of guys and doing what they’re expected to do.”

Are caller arms connected nan way?

Well, Brock Stewart is connected a rehab duty successful Ontario, but he has been injured truthful often since nan Dodgers traded for him, you can’t expect thing from him. You tin conscionable hope. Evan Phillips is connected duty successful Oklahoma City, and is connected way to return successful early July.

“It’s really bully to see,” Dave Roberts told reporters recently. “Evan’s a feline that’s very focused and determined, and he’s going to do everything he’s expected to do to get back. And to perchance person him backmost is simply a large limb that we’ve missed for rather immoderate time, and I miss seeing him around. … I depended connected him a batch erstwhile he was active, truthful to get him backmost is going to beryllium a large boost to everyone.”

There are nan accustomed suspects successful nan minors, specified arsenic Paul Gervase, whom they tin move to, but different than that, it’s conscionable hold and spot and dream Stewart and Phillips tin travel backmost patient (especially Phillips, who was a cardinal man successful nan bullpen for 4 seasons).

Congratulations!

Roberts missed Sunday’s crippled for a very bully reason: His daughter, Emme, graduated from Stanford.

“I’m really proud,” Roberts told David Vassegh connected AM 570 past week. “It is weird, though, because you ne'er want to miss a game. But I deliberation that this is simply a bully reason.

“I deliberation nan 1 point for me, is nan world has evolved, and galore tin reason not successful a bully way. In immoderate ways good, immoderate ways bad. But I do deliberation successful a batch of ways from nan workplace consciousness of things, it’s much unfastened to group spending clip pinch their families. Knowing that those moments are important, they’re fleeting. The occupation is going to get done pinch aliases without you.

“So I promote my coaches to bask graduations and things for illustration that. One of our coaches had to time off for a room for their daughter. I surely invited that, because there’s thing much important than family. And also, I deliberation erstwhile you get to do moments pinch your family and different things that are really important, I deliberation you do your occupation better, and you consciousness amended for nan group you activity pinch and for.”

These names look familiar

How notable players who were pinch nan Dodgers nan past mates of seasons are doing pinch their caller teams (through Sunday). Click connected nan player’s sanction to beryllium taken to their afloat stats page:

Anthony Banda, Twins: 2-0, 4.54 ERA, 1 save, 30 IP, 25 hits, 14 walks, 27 K’s, 98 ERA+

Cody Bellinger, Yankees: .265/.361/.462, 299 PA’s, 14 doubles, 3 triples, 10 homers, 45 RBIs, 128 OPS+

Walker Buehler, Padres: 4-3, 4.14 ERA, 67.1 IP, 68 hits, 22 walks, 58 K’s, 99 ERA+

Mike Busch, Cubs: .253/.377/.412, 313 PA’s, 13 doubles, 2 triples, 8 homers, 42 RBIs, 128 OPS+

Michael Conforto, Cubs: .227/.327/.443, 113 PA’s, 9 doubles, 4 homers, 13 RBIs, 120 OPS+

Justin Dean, Cubs: successful nan minors

Caleb Ferguson, Reds: 0-0, 2.08 ERA, 8.2 IP, 7 hits, 3 walks, 9 K’s, 219 ERA+

Jack Flaherty, Tigers: 1-8, 5.35 ERA, 65.2 IP, 69 hits, 34 walks, 78 K’s, 81 ERA+, connected nan IL

Kenley Jansen, Tigers: 1-3, 4.50 ERA, 7 saves, 16 IP, 9 hits, 9 walks, 21 K’s, 98 ERA+

Craig Kimbrel, Rays: 0-2, 5.82 ERA, 17 IP, 19 hits, 8 walks, 18 K’s, 74 ERA+

Gavin Lux, Rays: connected nan IL

Dustin May, Cardinals: 4-6, 4.21 ERA, 72.2 IP, 71 hits, 20 walks, 66 K’s, 95 ERA+

Zach McKinstry, Tigers: .178/.271/.259, 157 PA’s, 3 doubles, 1 triple, 2 homers, 10 RBIs, 48 OPS+

James Outman, Tigers : .164/.243/.299, 74 PA’s, 4 doubles, 1 triple, 1 homer, 4 RBIs, 49 OPS+

Joc Pederson, Rangers: .239/.344/.438, 210 PA’s, 7 doubles, 2 triple, 8 homers, 23 RBIs, 128 OPS+

Luke Raley, Mariners: .241/.303/.503, 210 PA’s, 6 doubles, 1 triple, 14 homers, 35 RBIs, 126 OPS+

Ben Rortvedt, Mets: successful nan minors

Corey Seager, Rangers: .186/.284/.373, 204 PA’s, 6 doubles, 9 homers, 24 RBIs, 91 OPS+

Justin Turner, Tijuana (Mexican League): .287/.405/.497, 173 PA’s, 12 doubles, 6 homers, 23 RBIs

Trea Turner, Phillies: .219/.269/.330, 309 PA’s, 11 doubles, 7 homers, 21 RBIs, 63 OPS+

Miguel Vargas, White Sox: .247/.370/.490, 304 PA’s, 11 doubles, 1 triple, 16 homers, 44 RBIs, 138 OPS+

Kirby Yates, Angels: 0-2, 4.38 ERA, 12.1 IP, 9 hits, 5 walks, 16 K’s, 99 ERA+

Up next

Monday: Tampa Bay (Nick Martinez, 2-5, 4.63 ERA) astatine Dodgers (*Eric Lauer, 2-5, 5.47 ERA [1-0, 2.76 ERA pinch Dodgers]), 7 p.m., ESPN, AM 570, KTNQ 1020

Tuesday: Tampa Bay (Drew Rasmussen, 6-2, 2.71 ERA) astatine Dodgers (*Justin Wrobleski, 3-2, 4.50 ERA), 7:10 p.m., SportsNet LA, AM 570, KTNQ 1020

Wednesday: Tampa Bay (*Shane McClanahan, 6-2, 2.43 ERA) astatine Dodgers (Shohei Ohtani, 6-2, 1.06 ERA), 12:40 p.m., SportsNet LA, AM 570, KTNQ 1020

All times Pacific

*-left-handed

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