LOS ANGELES -- Brett Anderson survived an injury scare to pitch his longest outing of the season in the Dodgers' 6-3 win over the Braves on Monday night at Dodger Stadium. Back tightness proved to be only a speed bump, at least for now.
After Anderson threw a wild pitch that nearly hit Freddie Freeman in the fifth inning, both trainer Stan Conte and manager Don Mattingly jogged to the mound to check on their pitcher. Given Anderson's checkered injury history, any mound visit by the trainer will be perceived as a bad thing.