Dodgers Postgame: The Bullpen Was Ready, Bobby Miller And the Offense Were Not

Bobby Miller had a poor start. The offense was quiet. The bullpen was brilliant.

The Los Angeles Dodgers must win three consecutive games to save their season. Despite having a superb bullpen performance, the Dodgers lost to the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-to-2.

Box Score

Bobby Miller allowed three runs in the first, once again putting the Dodgers at an insurmountable feeling deficit.

They did try to get it going in the first when Freddie Freeman had an infield single in the first and Max Muncy walked to bring up J.D. Martinez with two on and two out but struck out to leave both runners.

Miller didn’t have any command of his secondary pitches in the game with two outs in the second, Dave Roberts pulled Miller for Brusdar Graterol. He got Tommy Pham on one pitch.

The Dodgers did nothing in the second.

Graterol retired the Diamondbacks in order in the third.

The Dodgers aren’t making Zac Gallen work.

Graterol came to play in the NLDS and was brilliant in his 2 innings. He walked the final batter he faced, and gave way to Ryan Brasier. But Will Smith threw out a runner trying to steal a base ending a D-Back threat.

The Dodgers got off the floor when Martinez blasted a solo home run in the fourth.

Ryan Brasier was perfect in the fifth and allowed a solo home run in the sixth.

With one out in the fifth, James Outman walked, Miguel Rojas singled, Mookie Betts hit into a force play, but Freeman struck out.

Anther wasted opportunity.

Muncy and Martinez singled in the sixth to kick out Gallen. Chris Taylor walked to load the bases. Kiké Hernàndez drove in a run with an infield single. Outman struck out. Kolten Wong couldn’t do anything while pinch-hitting for Rojas.

Joe Kelly came into the seventh and hurled a clean frame.

To open the bottom of the seventh, Betts had an infield single. Freeman hit into a double play. Smith struck out to end the inning.

Kelly began the eighth with a walk but got 2 outs in the eighth.

Evan Phillips allowed a stolen base but got the last out of the eighth.

Phillips got out of trouble in the ninth but the LA bats went quietly into the night in the bottom of the ninth to give Arizona the 2-0 series lead.

Up Next

The Dodgers are off on Tuesday and pick up again in Game 3 in Arizona. Lance Lynn gets the ball for LA.