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Tanner Scott Takes Loss on Friday, in Danger of Losing Primary Ninth-Inning Job?
Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Tanner Scott allowed two runs over two-thirds of an inning of work during Friday's game against the Chicago Cubs. He entered in the ninth inning with the score tied at four apiece, and Chicago wasted no time doing damage. Pete Crow-Armstrong led off the inning with a single, and Dansby Swanson slugged a two-run homer two pitches later. Scott settled in to get two outs, but by the time he exited, the Cubs led 6-4. That score held for the rest of the game, and he was charged with his first loss of the season. Scott is walking batters at a career-low rate of 0.79 BB/9, but he also has a career-low strikeout rate of 7.15 K/9. This suggests that he's pitching to more contact, which falls in line with his concerning 1.59 HR/9 rate. It's been a lot of loud contact, too, as his ground ball rate has fallen to a career-low 32.3% mark. With Edwin Diaz (elbow) on the IL and Scott struggling, manager Dave Roberts could start turning to someone else in the ninth inning. Blake Treinen and Alex Vesia are early candidates to take ninth-inning work from Scott.
Source: RotoBaller
Source: RotoBaller
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