The bullpen seems to be trending up for the Los Angeles Dodgers after some season-long struggles that came to its lowest point over the past month. After throwing eight innings with just one run allowed on Friday, the bullpen came back with four shutout innings on Saturday to secure another win over the Seattle Mariners.
The Los Angeles Dodgers bullpen has been an area of inconsistency this season, with Blake Treinen among the relief pitchers enduring a down year. The right-hander has posted a disappointing 1-7 record with a 5.55 ERA and 1.85 WHIP in 24.1 innings across 29 appearances thus far.
The Los Angeles Dodgers had a chance to sweep the San Francisco Giants on Sunday, carrying a one-run lead into the eighth inning, but Blake Treinen was unable to protect that in an eventual 3-1 loss.
Emmet Sheehan dazzled on the mound against the San Francisco Giants, twirling seven shutout innings while allowing just one hit and striking out 10. Once he exited, the Dodgers faced an all too familiar problem with their bullpen losing grasp of the lead and eventually handing the victory to the opposing team.
The Los Angeles Dodgers held a late lead against the San Francisco Giants, but their bullpen once again cost them, and they were unable to complete the four-game sweep with a 3-1 loss.
The Los Angeles Dodgers stunned the baseball world with a bizarre pitching line against the Giants. Despite walking 10 batters, Los Angeles allowed just one hit and only one run.
Shohei Ohtani had his best start as a pitcher on Tuesday, but the Los Angeles Dodgers bullpen imploded in a 9-6 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. Ohtani issued just one walk and collected five strikeouts over five no-hit innings on an efficient 68 pitches.
Last October the Dodgers had three starting pitchers, one of whom with a 5.38 ERA that very accurately described his season. But they rode their deepest postseason bullpen of this extended run all the way to a championship.
The Los Angeles Dodgers have endured plenty of painful moments this season, but Saturday night in Baltimore may have been one of the most gut-wrenching collapses yet.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto was one out away from throwing the first no-hitter of his career when he surrendered a home run to Jackson Holliday. That marked the end of the road for Yamamoto at a career-high 112 pitches.
The Los Angeles Dodgers activated reliever Blake Treinen from the 60-day injured list on Sunday. The 37-year-old right-hander has been out since mid-April with right forearm tightness.
The Los Angeles Dodgers pulled out of a skid after losing 10 of 12 games, including six straight to the Brewers. Los Angeles has now won three of its last four matchups.
Blake Treinen missed the entire 2023 season as he recovered from right shoulder surgery. Therefore, forearm tightness just a month into the regular season seems frightening for the 37-year-old right-handed reliever.
Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Blake Treinen hopes to retire with the team he won two World Series rings with. In a conversation with Dodgers Nation's Doug McKain, Treinen explained his mindset throughout free agency and why he wants to retire in Dodger blue.
Winning a World Series trophy requires the contributions of everyone on the roster, from the first name penciled into the starting lineup to the 26th man filling the back end of the roster.
Blake Treinen entered Friday night's game against the San Francisco Giants in the bottom of the ninth inning. Before he could catch his breath, the game was over.
He enjoyed four scoreless appearances in spring training and appeared set to rejoin the club’s roster before he was struck by the injury bug once again.