Is now the time to attempt to cash in on the Brandon Beachy gamble, or would the Dodgers be pushing his return because of obvious need?
The Dodgers put together their ugliest victory of the season Monday night when they started reliever Yimi Garcia, tried and failed to squeeze six innings out of Eric Surkamp, and ultimately took more than four hours to defeat the Mets, 10-7.
All this was in an attempt to fill the rotation spot previously occupied by Carlos Frias, himself a fill-in before he went on the disabled list. But at the same time the Dodgers were going through seven pitchers at Dodger Stadium, over at triple-A Oklahoma City Beachy was throwing six innings and 92 pitches, allowing three earned runs and nine hits.