The Dodgers actually wanted begin on Wednesday afternoon in opposition to the Braves. With Andrew Heaney hitting the injured record earlier than the sport, begin would put them in an honest place to get by with out him whereas he’s on his IL stint.
They received that out of Tony Gonsolin. The 27-year-old righty got here out in opposition to the Braves and tossed 6 shutout innings, permitting simply 1 hit within the course of. That lone hit was a dribbler within the infield that Max Muncy needed to double-clutch on along with his throw.
Tony’s stuff looked sharp as he attacked hitters a lot better than he had in his earlier begins. He had gone simply 4 innings final Friday after going 3 innings in his first begin of the season. In each of these outings, Gonsolin’s pitch rely received up over 60 pitches in a rush. That resulted within the Dodgers having to tug him fairly shortly.
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However Tony wanted 83 pitches to get by means of his 6 innings of labor this afternoon. He struck out 3 batters and issued 3 walks within the course of. After these 6 innings, the Dodgers have been in a position to hand issues off with the lead intact to the bullpen.
For the Dodgers, Tony was very a lot a lingering query mark heading into the season. A down 12 months in 2021 was outlined principally by a scarcity of management, leading to a complete lot of walks and subsequent runs allowed. However he very a lot appears to be a distinct animal early on within the 2022 season.
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