An All-Star last year, Tony Gonsolin is struggling to deliver quality innings for the Dodgers, but Dave Roberts is confident in a turnaround.
It’s not a formula for long-term success. But it’s how they’ve had to operate lately, with injuries forcing them to dig deep into their farm system and the recent ineffectiveness ofThe Dodgers needed a better version of Gonsolin than they got Sunday against Houston. He wasn’t precise, wasn’t commanding enough in a five-inning, 61-pitch outing.
Kershaw alone can’t carry the Dodgers, who are 9-11 in June and stand third in the NL West, three games behind Arizona and a half-game behind San Francisco. Gonsolin should be carrying more of the load than he has lifted, especially this month. In four June starts, he has a 5.82 ERA. That won’t cut it.
“I feel like I pride myself on getting outs with people on base, and I haven’t been able to do that the last couple. So I’ve got to figure it out before the next one.” “I told Doc [Roberts] I’m ready to go and he just thought it was time. I kind of agree,” Gonsolin said. “My stuff didn’t look very great today. It didn’t look very sharp. But I wanted to keep going and stay in.”Freddie Freeman collects his 2,000th career hit, but it’s not enough to prevent the Dodgers from falling to the Houston Astros in 11 innings.
Roberts said he’s not sure where the problem lies for Gonsolin. “There’s been some starts where the slider’s been really sharp. Just the last couple starts he’s been throwing that split again versus the straight change. His curveball wasn’t really particularly sharp today but as far as overall, I don’t know that answer.”
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