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Helene Elliott: Tony Gonsolin's ineffectiveness a problem for stretched-thin Dodgers rotation

This is what it has come to for the Dodgers' rotation as June winds down: Throw somebody — anybody and sometimes any bodies — out there four times, and on the fifth day wait for Clayton Kershaw to rescue the Dodgers. It's not a formula for long-term success. But it's how they've had to operate lately, with injuries forcing them to dig deep into their farm system and the recent ineffectiveness ...
Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Tony Gonsolin pitches the 4th inning against the Houston Astros at Dodger Stadium on Sunday, June 25, 2023, in Los Angeles, California.

This is what it has come to for the Dodgers' rotation as June winds down:

Throw somebody — anybody and sometimes any bodies — out there four times, and on the fifth day wait for Clayton Kershaw to rescue the Dodgers.

It's not a formula for long-term success. But it's how they've had to operate lately, with injuries forcing them to dig deep into their farm system and the recent ineffectiveness of 2022 All-Star Tony Gonsolin threatening to become a problem.

The Dodgers needed a better version of Gonsolin than they got Sunday against Houston. He wasn't

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