{"id":39710,"date":"2025-04-09T08:52:35","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T08:52:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=39710"},"modified":"2025-04-09T08:52:35","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T08:52:35","slug":"wrobleski-struggles-in-start-losing-streak-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=39710","title":{"rendered":"Wrobleski Struggles in Start \u2013 Losing Streak Continues"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2205203966-e1744164611441.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2205203966-e1744164611441.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2205203966-e1744164611441.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2205203966-e1744164611441.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-img-load-time=\"398\" data-dom-ready-time=\"477\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n<div class=\"c-post-image-caption-text\">Justin Wrobleski throws in the bottom of the first inning at Tokyo Dome on March 15, 2025 in Tokyo, Japan.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Prior to Tuesday\u2019s game against the\u00a0Washington Nationals, the\u00a0Los Angeles Dodgers\u00a0made roster changes after Monday\u2019s loss.<\/p>\n<p>Justin Wrobleski\u00a0was recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City to start Tuesday\u2019s game. To maintain the 26-man active roster,\u00a0Matt Sauer\u00a0was optioned back to Triple-A.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Roster Adjustments After Injuries &amp; Losses<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Left-handed pitcher Wrobleski will be taking\u00a0Blake Snell\u2019s\u00a0spot in the rotation, as he was recently put on the injured list while struggling with inflammation in his throwing shoulder.<\/p>\n<p>Snell, 32, has been working through shoulder pain for three weeks, and the Dodgers have officially shut him down from pitching for at least a week \u2013 as announced ahead of Tuesday\u2019s game.<\/p>\n<p>After Sauer was optioned to the minors\u00a0following the Tokyo Series, he was recalled when Snell was placed on the injured list. In Monday\u2019s game against the Nationals, he pitched 1.2 innings and allowed three hits and one earned run.<\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t the first time Wrobleski and Sauer have faced the same roster move. Wrobleski, 24, was part of the opening day roster against the\u00a0Chicago Cubs, only to be optioned the next day to make room for Sauer.<\/p>\n<p>The left-handed pitcher excelled during spring training, as he completed nine strikeouts in 9 \u2153 innings pitched in his 2025 Cactus League spring. He only allowed one walk against his 34 batters faced in the spring, and was brought on to the Dodgers\u2019 travel roster before the team went to Japan for the Tokyo Series.<\/p>\n<p>There, he pitched two scoreless innings with three strikeouts in the first exhibition game against the Yomiuri Giants. However, Tuesday\u2019s game went a little differently.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Troubles Add to Dodgers\u2019 Losing Skid\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Wrobleski struggled from the start of the game and across his 5.0 innings pitched. He allowed eight earned runs, walked three, and struck out four, through 87 pitches thrown. To make matters worse, the team\u2019s offense struggled to provide support, contributing to the 8-2 loss to the Nationals.<\/p>\n<p>This start for Wrobleski differs greatly from his impressive outing for Triple-A Oklahoma City just last week, where he tossed 5.2 scoreless innings, striking out three batters and proving his dominance on the mound.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, his struggles in this appearance added to the Dodgers\u2019 ongoing three-game losing streak. As a result, the team has now dropped to 9-4 on the season, after holding MLB\u2019s strongest start to the 2025 season.<\/p>\n<p>Wrobleski made his Major League debut in 2024, with a 5.70 ERA across eight games. He was drafted by Los Angeles in the 11th round of the 2021 First Year Player Draft out of Oklahoma State University, and has been in-and-out of Triple-A and the Major Leagues since his MLB debut last season.<\/p>\n<p>The Dodgers need a win in Wednesday night\u2019s game in the series finale against the Nationals, or they will face their first sweep of the season.<\/p>\n<p>With Snell placed on the 15-day injured list, the Dodgers will call up right-handed pitcher\u00a0Landon Knack\u00a0from Triple-A Oklahoma City to start at the mound for Wednesday\u2019s game. Knack, who has been performing well in the minors, will look to help the team bounce back and avoid a sweep in the series finale.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Justin Wrobleski throws in the bottom of the first inning at Tokyo Dome on March 15, 2025 in Tokyo, Japan. 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