GLENDALE, Ariz. — What started as a crisp spring afternoon for the Los Angeles Dodgers unraveled into one of their roughest pitching performances of the spring Monday at Camelback Ranch.
The Dodgers surrendered 24 runs on 16 hits and issued 12 walks in a lopsided loss to the Milwaukee Brewers, a game that saw their pitching staff combine for an unsightly 467 pitches.
For four innings, it hardly hinted at disaster.
Right-hander Tyler Glasnow looked sharp early, carving through Milwaukee’s lineup and allowing just one hit through the first four frames — a first-inning single. Meanwhile, the Dodgers’ offense surged ahead with a seven-run cushion, appearing firmly in control.
Then the fifth inning flipped everything.
The Brewers erupted for 10 runs in the inning, turning the game on its head. They later piled on nine more runs in the seventh inning as the Dodgers’ pitching spiraled.
Glasnow ultimately finished with a line that looked respectable considering the chaos that followed — 4⅓ innings, three hits, three runs and six strikeouts — before manager Dave Roberts turned to right-hander Jerming Rosario.
Things only deteriorated from there.
By the time veteran reliever Blake Treinen entered, the inning had already begun to tilt. With two runners on base, Treinen hit the first batter he faced. On the very next pitch, Brewers right fielder Brandon Lockridge crushed a 90-mph cutter 422 feet to dead center for a grand slam, blowing the game wide open.
For Roberts, the issue went deeper than just one bad inning.
“I don't see confidence,” Roberts said of Treinen after the game. “The execution is not there.”
Treinen has been one of the Dodgers’ most dependable relievers over the past several seasons, which is part of what makes this stretch stand out. Roberts said the struggles have now extended across multiple outings late in camp.
“It’s been three or four outings consistently not throwing the baseball the way we expect,” Roberts said. “There’s no conviction. I see a lack of confidence.”
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The Dodgers have not identified any physical issue with the veteran right-hander.
“I don’t think so,” Roberts said. “I just don’t see him with clarity right now.”
Treinen’s track record — including pitching in high-leverage postseason moments — makes the current uncertainty somewhat surprising to the Dodgers’ staff as Opening Day approaches.
“The misses that we are seeing from him are truly uncharacteristic,” Roberts said. “I know Mark [Prior] feels the same way.”
Despite the rough spring stretch, Treinen’s roster spot is not currently in jeopardy. Roberts said the club expects him to get another one or two appearances before the end of camp in hopes of regaining rhythm.
For now, the Dodgers are banking on the veteran rediscovering the form that has made him a trusted piece of their bullpen in recent years — because Monday offered a reminder of how quickly things can unravel when that reliability wavers.
