The good news about Scott Kazmir is that he has pitched into at least the sixth inning in his past three starts. The bad news is that the Dodgers lost all three games.
In his most recent start (also against the Phillies), Kazmir was excellent through six scoreless innings before allowing two baserunners in the top of the seventh that eventually came in to score on a home run allowed by Grant Dayton. If there’s one thing we’ve learned about Kazmir this season, it’s that a strong start isn’t necessarily a sign that we’re going to see any kind of prolonged stretch of solidness from the southpaw.