Kenta Maeda's performance on the mound leads to Dodgers' victory over the Reds
LOS ANGELES - Too often this young season, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts has taken the ball from his starting pitcher with disappointment, forced to make a change earlier than planned. The starting rotation's regular ineffectiveness produced a snowball effect - the onus shifted to the bullpen, which became fatigued and exploitable, and the losses followed against more stout competition. The mess peaked Saturday when the Dodgers, down a starting pitcher, were forced to use six relievers to get through nine innings and lost their sixth
