"The Los Angeles Dodgers bullpen again showed some cracks on Thursday night as Michael Kopech and Blake Treinen both struggled to throw strikes. Anthony Banda and Alex Vesia then managed to right the ship by combining for four strikeouts and retiring each batter faced across the final two innings of the Dodgers' 2-1 win over the San Francisco Giants. Even with some of his recent struggles, Treinen effectively is a lock to be on the postseason roster."
""I don't know if he's banged up. It might be a shoulder, might be an elbow," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said after Kopech's latest stumble. He inherited a 2-0 lead in the seventh inning and promptly walked the first two batters. Home plate umpire Ryan Wills had a tight, if not inconsistent, strike zone, but that only affected Kopech once. He faced just three hitters and only threw eight strikes out of 18 pitches."
""Coming off knee surgery, he just has a hard time syncing his throw up, and it's been tough," Roberts said. "At that point in time in the game, you got to go with somebody you know that can throw the ball over the plate to potentially get guys out, so that's why I went to Blake right there. "But yeah, I mean, he's kind of in it right now and trying to figure it out.""
The Dodgers bullpen displayed instability as Michael Kopech and Blake Treinen had trouble throwing strikes, but Anthony Banda and Alex Vesia combined for four strikeouts to finish the game. The team won 2-1 over the San Francisco Giants, with Banda and Vesia retiring each batter they faced across the final two innings. Treinen and Vesia appear likely to make the postseason roster, with Banda also probable depending on opponent and roster construction. Kopech's status is uncertain amid potential shoulder or elbow issues, limited command, an offseason knee surgery, an IL stint for shoulder impingement, and missed spring work due to illness.
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