A year and three weeks ago, Bobby Miller was at the peak of his young major league career.
After a promising rookie campaign in 2023, the fierce throwing right-hander rotated on the first day of 2024. In his season debut, he dominated the St. Louis Cardinals with 11 strikeouts in six scoreless innings.そして、組織のピッチングが豊富な農場システムの元トップの見込み客として、ビッグリーグでの彼の上昇はちょうど始まったように見えました。
A year and three weeks later, he faces a long climb.
During three miserable outings, the 26-year-old gave up six runs among the Colorado Rockies. 7人の打者を打ったにもかかわらず、彼は3回目で5スポットでノックされ、グランドスラムのためにぶら下がっているカーブボールのマイケル・トーリアがヒットしました。
The Dodgers still won and rode the first inning of seven runs, completing a sweep of a three-game series at Dodger Stadium this week.
But the rupture of the mirror was another nasty sign of the Dodgers’ young depth choice on the mound.
His return to the majors provided little confidence, as he was before Justin Wobleski and Landon Knack.
“I know it’s far better than what I showed today,” Miller said.
Miller, two innings at the start of Wednesday, looked completely under control.
He dealt limited damage in the first innings of three hits, giving only one time the other three batters he faced. He stepped in on his second single and his second single.
Shohei Ohtani blasted a 448-foot leadoff home run on the top of the pavilion on the right field. Freddie Freeman also found a seat on the right field to blow up two batters.そこから、ドジャースはちょうど登場し続け、アンディページはベースをロードして2つのランを家に運転し、オースティンバーンズはシーズンの最初のヒットをマークしたダブルでさらに2つずつタックし、オタニはベースヒットで2回目のRBIを集めました。
The Dodgers scored seven times, nine batters reached base and were said to have chased Marquez out of the game after a brooding pitch of 37.
「チームとしての全体的に優れた最初のイニングでした」と、今では6つのホームランでチームリードに縛られているオタニは、インタープリターのウィルエトンを通じて語った。 “It’s a testament to how focused we are from the start.”
It appears he set up a mirror to cruise for the rest of his night.
Instead, it was all not glued on the third top.
As a result, he felt that it was “a little predictable” that effectively became a two-pitch Arsenal. And after his fastball order began to swing third, the Rockies quickly began to attack.
Miller followed suit with a five-pitch walk to Hunter Goodman.
Then there was a fatal blow. The hanging curveball to Toglia fluttered the heart of the plate. Togria was unloaded for a slam from the Grand Slam to the Central. Miller hid his frustration behind his stoic face.
“Obviously, I just missed the spot there. I wanted to fill it up,” Miller said. 「しかし、同時に、私がそこに私のチェンジアップを持っていたなら、おそらくそこから早く出たかもしれません…私の他のカップル（ピッチ）で働き、ただ一貫してゾーンにいるだけです。」
Following that stunning debut against the Cardinals, he scored seven runs in 5° innings in the next two starts. An inflammation of the shoulder landed him on the injured list for the next two months. And after he returned, he didn’t look the same and stumbled over a 9.34 ERA on his last 10 outings.
During that second stretch, Miller was tired of persistent knee problems.しかし、ワイルドコマンド（彼はシーズンで56イニングで30打者を歩いた）と彼のブレイキングピッチ（彼のカーブボールに対する.357のバッティング平均で強調された）で実行の欠如は同様に厄介な問題でした。
On Wednesday, they resurfaced again. Miller scored another home run with a fastball that attacked Mickey Moniak after a grand slam.
「彼は尾を止めています。彼は競争しています。彼はそれから逃げませんでした」とマネージャーのデイブ・ロバーツはミラーの闘争について語った。 “But yeah, you need to understand how to navigate the batsmen and innings to deepen the game.”
Meanwhile, the Dodgers’ attack provided plenty of breathing chambers with a fifth RBI single from the page. Previously, the slump lineup completed a series that was combined for 19 runs, 30 hits and 17 walks.
「私たちはイニングを構築し、ストレスを生み出し、スターターを打ち負かすのに良い仕事をしました。このシリーズを3回行いました」とロバーツは言いました。 “So that was encouraging.”
Current question: Which depth pitchers are left for the team to trust?
The Dodgers still have Tony Gonsorin (he is expected to get another minor league rehab before returning from a back injury), Clayton Kershaw (he began his minor league rehab stint on Wednesday and won’t be back for at least another month) and Ohatani (he’s off the road on his way back to pitching).
It was the opportunity on Wednesday to see Miller leave an impression on the major league level and begin climbing the organization’s depth charts.
Before the game, Roberts had no choice but to look back at the place he was a year and three weeks ago.
“He was really thriving,” recalls Roberts. “Absolutely (still there) as to the upward possibility.”
“I know where I am, but when I am, I know I can be here for a long time,” Miller said.
“I’m still young. I’ve left a lot of time in my career…and then learn and keep moving forward.”
