If it wasn’t bad enough for the Dodgers after losing three of four games at home to the Atlanta Braves, Julio Urias was arrested and charged with domestic violence after the series on Monday.
It’s the second time Urias has been accused of domestic violence.
In the wise words of Maya Angelou, “When someone shows you who they are, believe them.”
This couldn’t happen to Urias and the Dodgers at a worse time. What Urias is accused of is horrible, for the victim, for the team, for the Dodgers organization.
The Dodgers said that Urias won’t be traveling with the team to Miami. The Dodgers start a series with the Marlins Tuesday. While the investigation into what happened with Urias is underway, his participation with the team is on hold.
The Dodgers pitching staff was already thin. It leaves Clayton Kershaw, Bobby Miller and Lance Lynn as the only reliable starters in the rotation. Perhaps Ryan Pepiot enters the rotation. After that is anyone’s guess.
But filling out the rotation is the least of the Dodgers problems.
The Dodgers can’t resign Urias after this. It’s a shame too. The image of him on the mound for the final out of the 2020 World Series is etched in Dodger lore. It will have a footnote now that joins the accomplishments of Trevor Bauer.
Instead of being the next Fernando Valenzuela, Urias will become the OJ Simpson of the Dodgers.
It was a rough weekend for the Dodgers.
They lost the first three games of the weekend series against the Braves, what many saw as a preview to the National League Championship Series.
The Dodgers and Braves are by far the best teams in the National League.
Mookie Betts and Ronald Acuna Jr. put on a show in the first game. Betts hit two home runs. Acuna hit a grand slam. Each player looked like an MVP. But the Braves hung on to win 8-7.
The third game was another nailbiter. The score was tied 1-1 after nine innings. The Braves took a 4-1 lead in the 10th inning on a three-run home run by Orlando Arcia and won their sixth game in a row, 4-2.
The Dodgers won the fourth game of the series on Sunday night, 3-1, and avoided the sweep. Miller earned the win going seven innings and giving up three hits in only his 17th career start. He’ll need a lot more starts like that if the Dodgers are to make a deep playoff run.
“After getting our teeth kicked in a little bit after the first three games, we really needed this one today," Miller told the Associated Press after Sunday’s game. “I was really locked in. I had a great feeling going into this game. Probably the most locked in I've ever been so far. ... That’s a big goal for me, to dominate a team for the second time."
It looks like it’s going to be a rough September for the Dodgers.
Dodger starter power rankings:
- Bobby Miller
- Clayton Kershaw
- Ryan Pepiot
- Emmet Sheehan
- Lance Lynn
The Dodgers (82-49) head to Miami to start a three-game series with the Marlins. They then travel to Washington for a three-game weekend series with the Nationals.
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