Wrobleski's grit not enough as Dodgers continue offensive funk
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Justin Wrobleski (70) pitches during an MLB game against the Atlanta Braves on May 10, 2026 in Los Angeles, CA. LOS ANGELES — There are losses that spiral quickly, and then there are losses that somehow reveal something useful beneath the damage. Sunday’s 7-2 defeat to the Braves at Uniqlo Field at Dodger Stadium fell firmly into the second category for the Dodgers.
The final line was ugly. The Braves took two of three from the defending champions. The Dodgers dropped to 24-16 and are now tied with the Padres atop the National League West.
Their offense continues to sputter. Shohei Ohtani is mired in one of the coldest stretches of his career. And despite Max Muncy’s late two-run homer, the game never truly felt within reach.
Yet the strangest and perhaps most important story of Mother’s Day belonged to Justin Wrobleski. At first glance, his outing looked disastrous: 8 ⅔ innings, seven earned runs, seven hits, seven strikeouts, 100 pitches, and his first loss of the season. Statistically, it was one of the strangest pitching lines the Dodgers have seen in decades.
Wrobleski became the first Dodgers pitcher since Rick Sutcliffe in 1979 to throw at least 8 ⅔ innings while allowing seven or more earned runs. No major league pitcher had done it since Carlos Silva in 2006. But inside that bizarre line score was a performance the Dodgers may actually value more than the box score suggests.
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