Landon Knack gets knocked around by Braves as Dodgers’ pitching woes grow
LA TimesDodgers pitcher Landon Knack, center, speaks with catcher Will Smith, right, and shortstop Miguel Rojas during the second inning a 6-2 loss to the Atlanta Braves on Friday. After Tyler Glasnow suffered a pregame setback in his recovery from elbow tendinitis, canceling a scheduled simulated game because of continued discomfort in his arm, the Dodgers then watched one of their more consistent pitchers, Landon Knack, get knocked around in a 6-2 loss to Atlanta Braves, a defeat that fittingly came amid scattered showers on a cool Georgia night. Let’s wash it and move on.” Glasnow’s “setback,” as Roberts described it before the game, was the day’s biggest issue. Instead, Glasnow’s uncertain status only underscores the Dodgers’ need for others to step up — even though Roberts said a Friday scan on Glasnow’s arm was described by the club’s medical staff as “promising.” “The scan didn’t show anything,” Roberts said, “which is a good thing.” Knack’s outing, however, left a different impression. While Roberts was adamant that Friday’s game won’t change that — “He’s definitely put his name in the conversation,” Roberts said — Knack’s struggles against a Braves team fighting for its playoff lives in the National League wild-card race was an ominous audition for a potential postseason role.
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