One day after Clayton Kershaw struck out four against the San Francisco Giants, Walker Buehler was scheduled to become the next Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher to log three innings of work in Cactus League play.
Buehler was sharp in his 2020 debut, working two perfect inning against the Colorado Rockies. However, he labored during stretches of Thursday’s outing and fell short of reaching the targeted goal.
Buehler threw 50 pitches over 2.1 innings and exited with the Dodgers facing a 1-0 deficit. A second run was charged to Buehler on Mark Canha’s sacrifice fly against Parker Curry.