As well, experienced players on a team are expected to give rookies a dinner or two, perhaps even upping their style by donning a new suit.
Though the Dodgers have been footing the bill for their rookie starting pitchers all season. Emmett Sheehan allowed three runs in the first two innings, but the Dodgers rallied for five runs in the sixth to give them a 6-4 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Monday night on a Chris Taylor grand slam.
On base against Sheehan: two walks, two doubles, a single, and a triple, six of the Orioles’ first 10 batters reached. Adley Rutschmann drove it deep in the fifth inning for a solo home run, giving the Orioles a 4–1 lead before the Dodgers returned.
What do we know so far?
However, the four teams of Michael Grove, Gavin Stone, Bobby Miller, and Sheehan combined have a 6.08 ERA this season. But out of 25 games those rookies have started, the Dodgers have won 16.
“I feel like they still give us a chance to win, and I think with our offense, we’re always on it,” said first baseman Freddie Freeman. “It’s like five innings, four runs, today that he (Sheehan) gave up, right? But he gave us a chance.”
“But they’re giving us a chance to win. All you can do is ask while they are learning. They are taking the ball every five days. I can not ask for more. It was a good start for us, just like today; he kept us at it, he gave us a chance, we covered five innings, then we scored a few runs, and the bullpen came in and stopped him.”
As the sources approach, starting pitching remains at the top of the Dodgers’ shopping list, written in bold, all-caps, and underlined. However, there is also a right-handed hitter on that list. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts recently acknowledged that it “makes sense” to seek help in that area.
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Moreover, starting for the first time since he returned from a knee injury, Taylor reminded him Monday night of the potential value of inside options. Freeman nearly took the lead in the sixth inning with a solo home run, but Orioles center fielder Aaron Hicks hopped over the wall and robbed Freeman. The ball bounced off Hicks’ glove and back onto the warning track, and Freeman advanced to third on a triple.
“Yeah, I was looking for that fastball in the zone. He threw four or five there, Taylor said. “Take a more direct perspective. He threw me in a row of them, and I was able to catch him. Adley homered for the Orioles. Adam Frazier hit a run-scoring groundout in the second, and Gunnar Henderson made it 3-0 with an RBI triple. JD in the fourth After Martinez’s RBI single, Rutschman made it 4-1 with a solo home run in the fifth.