On the Dodgers pitching deep, and going streaking

LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 29: Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Justin Wrobleski (70) pitches in the second inning during the game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Philadelphia Phillies on May 29, 2026 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. (Photo by David Dennis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Justin Wrobleski takes the mound on Tuesday night against the Tampa Bay Rays at Dodger Stadium, just the second time this season a Dodgers pitcher has started on four days rest.The left-hander is coming off a start last Thursday of 4 2/3 innings in Pittsburgh, an early exit spurred by both a four-run fifth inning and taking a comebacker off his right hamstring during the frame.

It marked the first time in 11 starts this season Wrobleski has failed to complete five innings. Wrobleski is second on the Dodgers with 73 1/3 innings, and in his starts has averaged 6.3 innings.

His four starts of at least seven innings is second on the team, behind only Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and Wrobleski has completed at least six innings eight times in 11 starts.Going deep has been a hallmark of the Dodgers’ six-man rotation this season, averaging an MLB-best 5.75 innings in their real starts (excluding the bullpen game on May 15 in Anaheim), with a sparkling 3.

13 ERA.Eric Lauer allowed a two-run home run in the first inning and another run in the second in Monday’s series opener, but remained in the game to complete six innings with nothing else on the board. I likened this to a classic Randy Wolf start, allowing early runs but still managing to deliver a quality start.

I thought this might be more apocryphal than real, though Wolf in 2009 with the Dodgers did have threedifferentstarts in which he allowed three runs in the first two innings but finished at least six innings with no other runs allowed, so my memory hasn’t completely left me just yet.Lauer has two qualify starts in his four starts with the Dodgers, and the team leads the majors with 41 quality starts this