OAKLAND -- Dodgers bullpen coach Chuck Crim called a pregame relievers meeting on the field, which was otherwise empty with no batting practice and a day game scheduled, the morning before Wednesday's 5-2 loss to the A's.
It came in the wake of Tuesday night's giveaway, walk-off 5-4 loss to Oakland.
"That was the tipping point," said Crim. "I was up thinking about it all night."
Crim said he was particularly frustrated that the club wasted another strong start by Clayton Kershaw. Then on Wednesday, after the meeting, the bullpen allowed two more late runs that were charged to Jim Johnson, although they scored with Luis Avilan and Pedro Baez on the mound.