It seemed like nothing went right for the Los Angeles Dodgers in a 7-2 loss to the Kansas City Royals at Dodger Stadium on Saturday night.
It began when starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto exited after just two innings, the team announcing an initial diagnosis of triceps tightness. It went downhill from there.
Reliever Blake Treinen eventually took over in the sixth inning but didn’t have his best stuff. He lacked command and walked the bases loaded, struck out pinch-hitter Adam Frazier, then saw his earned run average balloon from 0.00 to 2.63 with one swing of M.