More zeroes for Justin Wrobleski, Dodgers snap losing streak
ST LOUIS, MISSOURI - MAY 3: Justin Wrobleski #70 of the Los Angeles Dodgers delivers a pitch against the St. Louis Cardinals in the first inning at Busch Stadium on May 3, 2026 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images) | Getty Images The Dodgers didn’t hit a home run on Sunday, but didn’t need to.
They scraped together just enough offense to back a stingy Justin Wrobleski, who extended his April success into May in a 4-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday afternoon at Busch Stadium. That snapped a four-game losing streak for the Dodgers, their longest of the season.
Wrobleski allowed 11 hard-hit balls — defined by Baseball Savant as any batted ball with an exit velocity of at least 95 mph — and induced only four swinging strikes among his 83 pitches. He didn’t strike anybody out. But Wrobleski tiptoed through the minefield unscathed with six more scoreless innings.
The left-hander allowed six singles and a walk, but they were aligned in advantageous fashion, in that four of the hits and the lone walk came with two outs, with less time in each of those innings to cash them in. It’s the first time a Dodgers starter finished with at least six scoreless innings and no strikeouts since Mike Morgan pitched a shutout to beat the San Diego Padres on April 19, 1991 . Joe Davis during the SportsNet LA broadcast also mentioned that the last time a Dodgers pitcher got through six innings (not the finished line) with no strikeouts was Jamie Arnold on May 5, 1999 in Montreal against the Expos.
Arnold remained in that game and got two strikeouts in the seventh inning. Wrobleski’s day was done after six innings on Sunday, adding yet another solid start to his resumé. Since joining the rotation a month ago, Wrobleski has 13 total strikeouts and nine walks in five starts, but has allowed only two runs in 31 innings.