PHILADELPHIA —
The Dodgers starting rotation is in major midseason flux.
A big part of the problem: Bobby Miller is a pitcher looking lost in the middle.
As a disastrous four-inning, nine-run start in the Dodgers’ 10-1 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday showed, Miller is struggling to find any balance in his game.
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He’s stuck between pitches, lacking any reliable secondary weapon to couple with his upper-90s mph fastball or change-of-pace sinker.
His execution has wavered, looking too intense at some points (leading to overthrows and misses of the strike zone) and too fine at others (dialing back too much in search of better command).