Tanner Scott flashes diminished velocity after heavy workload
The Dodgers reliever labored through 24 pitches the prior night with reduced velocity, a potential red flag for his near-term usage.
Tanner Scott was called into a high-leverage situation with the bases loaded in the eighth inning. The outing came one day after he threw 24 pitches and was noted to have diminished velocity. Scott escaped the jam, but the back-to-back appearances and velocity dip are worth monitoring. Edwin Díaz was lined up for the ninth, suggesting the Dodgers may be managing Scott's workload carefully.
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