Dave Roberts said he will “rethink” his use of reliever Scott Alexander after the left-hander gave up another hit to a left-handed batter Saturday, a run-scoring single to Juan Soto in a five-run eighth inning of a 5-2 Washington Nationals win.
“He just couldn’t get his sinker down,” the Dodgers manager said of Alexander, who battled Soto to a nine-pitch at-bat. “It’s very uncharacteristic of [him to throw] repeated belt-line sinkers.”
Alexander’s splits have been strangely reversed this season — he has held right-handers to a .136 average (three for 22) but left-handers are batting .