Not everything has gone as planned this week in the Dodgers rotation, with Tyler Glasnow landing on the injured list and Blake Snell cutting short his rehab assignment to start in Los Angeles on Saturday. But in Sunday’s series finale, the Dodgers can turn to one of their steadiest hands going at the moment in left-hander Justin Wroleski.
Wrobleski has attacked the strike zone and kept hitters off balance, and even though it hasn’t resulted in strikeouts — he’s dead last with a 10.5-percent strikeout rate among the 129 pitchers with at least 30 innings this season — it has resulted in Wrobleski pitching deeper into games and racking up outs. The left-hander has allowed two total runs in 32 innings in his five starts, all of which he’s won.
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Wrobleski has started three of the Dodgers’ eight fastest games this season, averaging two hours, 34 minutes over his five starts.
Bryce Elder has been collecting outs himself for Atlanta, with a 2.02 ERA and 2.83 xERA through eight starts and 49 innings. He’s pitched at least six innings in each of his last four starts.
Sunday game info
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Teams: Dodgers vs. Braves
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TV: SportsNet LA, MLB Network (out of market)
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Radio: AM 570 (English), KTNQ 1020 AM (Spanish)
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