The Dodgers used seven hits to score six runs off in the first inning off Patrick Corbin and Andrew Heaney pitched four scoreless innings in his return.
They scored six first-inning runs, rata-tat-tat, stringing together six consecutive hits with two out, effectively putting the game out of reach before many in the sun-drenched crowd had taken their seats at Dodger Stadium., who pitched four scoreless innings in his first start in more than two months. His ERA in four starts this season is an impeccable 0.47. Effectiveness seems a given with Heaney, who signed a one-year, $8-million deal with the Dodgers during the offseason.
“I thought he was really good through three and there was a little fatigue that set in,” manager Dave Roberts said. “His delivery started fighting a little bit, he started getting behind in the count, his stuff wasn’t as crisp.” The left-hander signed a six-year, $140-million backloaded contract ahead of the 2019 season, and he helped Washington win a World Series title. Since then he can’t seem to get anybody out, and he’s owed nearly $70 million through the end of 2024.would have to take Corbin and his salary as well. However, Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo said on a radio show Wednesday he wants the biggest haul possible for Soto, and that means he won’t attach Corbin to any deal.
Corbin’s ERA jumped from 6.02 to 6.49 after he lasted two-thirds of an inning against the Dodgers. Mookie Betts led off with a double that rattled the center-field wall and after Corbin retired Trea Turner and Freddie Freeman the bludgeoning began.