Dodgers Lose to Rangers, Need for Starting Pitching Apparent

Clint Pasillas 07/23/2023

1 1 minute read

The Dodgers couldn’t pull off the sweep in Texas but still come away with a series win and great road trip to open the second half of the season. Emmet Sheehan struggled serving up a career high 8 runs in the loss. There were a few bright spots from the game, mainly Max Muncy’s first inning grand slam and some nice defensive moments by your boys in blue.

Join our Doug McKain LIVE for the postgame show on YouTube by clicking on this link to join the comments or watch in the video player above.

Austin Barnes grounds into a double play to end the game and the Dodgers lose 8-4 to the Rangers. Overall a great 6-3 road trip to open the second half of the season!
— Dodgers Nation (@DodgersNation) July 23, 2023

The Dodgers finish the road trip against the Orioles, Mets and Rangers 6-3.

They go 6-0 in games started by Will Smith. They go 0-3 in games started by Austin Barnes.

They’re now 16-15 in Barnes starts this season and 2-6 in his last eight starts. https://t.co/ply6UvIlYa

— Noah Camras (@noahcamras) July 23, 2023

Sheehan picked up the first loss of his career and is showing signs of being a bit outmatched at times at the big league level. With the trade deadline just over one week away, the Dodgers will clearly be active on the market for starting pitchers. Lucas Giolito and Marcus Stroman are among the names that have most often been linked to LA.

After the game, Dave Roberts made it sound like Sheehan’s spot in the rotation is safe for now.

Photo Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports

Have you subscribed to our YouTube Channel yet? Please subscribe and hit that notification bell to stay up to date on all the latest Dodgers news, rumors, interviews, live streams, and more all year long!