MIAMI —
First, a caveat. The Miami Marlins are not a good Major League Baseball team.
This season, the rebuilding club has MLB’s second-most losses and second-fewest runs scored. On Wednesday night, their lineup featured only one hitter with a batting average above .262. Dominating them does not exactly portend future postseason success.
Still, what Landon Knack did at loanDepot Park, in the Dodgers’ 8-4 win over their middling hosts, was impressive.
In his latest audition for the Dodgers’ potential postseason roster, the rookie right-hander pitched five scoreless innings, giving up just two hits.