The Los Angeles Dodgers' pitching lineup this season has been forced to have strong creativity.
Dustin May has entered the season since the 2023 campaign began, and hasn't even had a life-threatening freak accident when he was almost ready to start his recovery mission last year.
Unfortunately, the 27-year-old has been in the South after the first three games of the season, as his total era is now at 4.96, which is any time of his six Major League Baseball seasons.
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In the recent struggle, which was 6.61 in his last six games, has caused endless chats when he moved his right hand to the bullpen for the first time since 2020.
The plans currently set out are not necessarily a permanent move, but May will ease Shohei Ohtani on Monday night as three-time MVP is expected to be invested in 2-3 innings. Manager Dave Roberts speaks to his pitcher.
“Dustin has done this before, so it's really not that big for him,” Roberts said.
The Captain also talked about what the increased workload might be seen, especially from his injury, and the middle relief role will be better for both sides in the long run.
There were 17 starts in May, with a total of 94.1 innings, second only to Yoshinobu Yashinobu's 19 games and 104.1 innings. For the 27-year-old, his overall start and situation are the highest in his career.
“Yes, I mean, we've already expected this point in time,” Roberts said. “So, to cut, save – whatever way you want to make it up – there should be some benefits here and Dustin.”
Whenever May approaches the mound, to start a race or jog from a bullpen, right-handers must go back to a more effective place and work hard to lower the era of the second half of the season.
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