Tim Locastro was hit by a pitch Wednesday, and Thursday, and Friday, and Saturday. He was hit five times in four games last weekend.
As the Dodgers consider which minor leaguers might merit a September callup by providing even the slightest edge to the major league team, consider this: Locastro, a utility player at triple-A Oklahoma City, has been hit by a pitch 17 times this month, in 23 games.
“I think there’s a little bit of a skill behind it,” the Dodgers’ Chase Utley said. “Practice makes perfect.”
Utley has been hit by a pitch 203 times, the most of any active major league player.