Diamondbacks' Bullpen Struggles in Season Opener

0:00On March 28th, the Arizona Diamondbacks kicked off the season with a tough loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers, exposing some real issues in their pitching staff. Starters that Gallon gave up four runs early, leaving the team down four to two. A comeback seen possible and to the bullpen took the mound. Right-hander Taylor Car came in and struggled badly, allowing four more runs and just one third of an inning that pretty much ended any chance of rallying back, turning a close game into a blowout. Manager Tori LeVulo spoke about it on the radio, stressing that relievers can't afford to give up four runs like that. He pointed out they put too many pitches right over the plate and failed to execute. Still, he gave credit to a few arms that stepped up. Juan Marillo limited damage with runners on base. Ryan Thompson tossed a clean inning and Andrew Hoffman finished strong over one and two thirds. Innings, without allowing a run, those efforts kept things from getting even worse. Point forward, LeVulo wants to sort out bullpen roles, especially for late innings.

1:01Paul Soal looks set for high-leveraged spots alongside guys like Jonathan Lauesiga and Kevin Ginkel, while Thompson and Clark could swing between roles. With Salah Power in the group, better commands should make them competitive as the season rolls on. This has been MLB News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with The Story.