While the Los Angeles Dodgers signed Kenta Maeda to an incentive-laden eight-year contract prior to the 2016 season, he quieted some of the concerns by turning in a strong rookie campaign. But the right-hander had struggled mightily through four starts this season.
Maeda took the mound Friday against the Philadelphia Phillies with a 1-2 record and 8.05 ERA. He’d surrendered four home runs to the Arizona Diamondbacks in his previous outing. But on Friday night Maeda pitched seven innings for the first time since July 10, 2016.
He allowed two runs on five hits, and finished with eight strikeouts.