I’m not ready to sound the alarm yet, but Derek Lowe had another rough outing last night as the Dodgers lost 7-1 to the Houston Astros. As the LA Times points out, Lowe hasn’t reached the seventh inning in his last five starts and left after 5 1/2 innings last night. Hmm. If this issue was unique to Lowe I wouldn’t be so worried, but this reoccurring strain on the bullpen could really cause some significant issues in the near term.
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