Alex Vesia pitched his 300th game with Dodgers
LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 27, 2026: Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Alex Vesia (51) reacts after striking out Arizona Diamondbacks shortstop Geraldo Perdomo (2) to retire the side in the seventh inning at Dodger Stadium on March 27, 2026 in Los Angeles, CA. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) Alex Vesia pitched in one of the highest-leverage moments of the young season for the Dodgers on Tuesday night against the Toronto Blue Jays , escaping a bases-loaded, no-out jam in the seventh inning to protect a two-run lead. Vesia inherited runners at the corners after Yoshinobu Yamamoto allowed a double and single to open the frame, the first Dodgers starting pitcher to last into the seventh inning this season.
Vesia walked his first batter to load the bases, but then sandwiched two flyouts around a strikeout to get out unscathed. Tuesday was also notable because it was Vesia’s 300th game with the Dodgers, a number reached by only 25 pitchers in franchise history . A fitting number, considering Vesia walked off the mound with the energy of Leonidas .
Alex Vesia gets out of the bases-loaded jam‼️ pic. twitter. com/YDEB1kXy7Q — SportsNet LA (@SportsNetLA) April 8, 2026 When the Dodgers acquired Vesia in February 2021 — from the Miami Marlins along with Kyle Hurt for reliever Dylan Floro — the left-hander was entering his age-25 season, and to that point had pitched five games in the majors, all with the Marlins in 2020.
He’s been a fixture in the Dodgers bullpen for the last half-decade, with a 2. 62 ERA and 3. 01 xERA, and 32.
6-percent strikeout rate, and also has a 1. 86 ERA and 3. 76 xERA in 26 postseason games, including a save in Game 2 of the 2024 World Series .