The Dodgers' rally in the ninth inning came up short in the 5-4 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals, however, Tony Gonsolin and Clayton Kershaw are set to return.
marked the final time they won’t have one of their top five starting pitchers appear in a game this season after falling two games behind the San Francisco Giants in the National League West with 22 games remaining.Mitch White was given the start Wednesday — after the Dodgers used nine relievers in a bullpen game Tuesday — and surrendered four runs across five innings in his fourth start of the season.
“That’s just one of those things where we have the talent and we’re just not putting it together. We really haven’t been able to do it all year. I think if you ask anyone on this team, they’ll tell you that we’ve really sucked on the offensive side.” The 39-year-old catcher cracked a hanging slider off White for a two-run home run in the first. In the fourth, he singled, took second on an error, advanced to third base on a wild pitch and scored on Edmundo Sosa’s single.Wainwright had retired 22 of 23 batters entering the ninth when the Dodgers finally applied some pressure. Trea Turner and Betts singled before Seager lined an RBI double on Wainwright’s 104th pitch to chase him.
The Dodgers, as a result, will enter Thursday’s series finale two games behind the Giants leaning on Gonsolin to rebound. Gonsolin’s insertion will push back Julio Urías, previously listed as the starter Thursday, to Friday against the San Diego Padres.Gonsolin, a 27-year-old right-hander, has been on the injured list since July 31 with shoulder inflammation. He threw 41 pitches over 21/3 innings on rehab assignment with single-A Rancho Cucamonga on Saturday. He has a 2.
He checked the final box Tuesday when he threw 49 pitches over three innings on rehab assignment with triple-A Oklahoma City. Roberts said four innings and/or 60 pitches is the target Monday. Kershaw could make up to three more starts before the end of the regular season.“Being hurt’s no fun,” Kershaw, 33, said.
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