LOS ANGELES — Dustin Could was clearly sad with himself when he walked off the mound.
The 27-year-old right-hander, by no means one to comprise himself from exhibiting some emotion when he is toeing the rubber, had simply tossed seven-plus innings of two-run ball, serving to the Dodgers pull off a sweep of the White Sox with a 6-2 victory on Thursday evening at Dodger Stadium.
It was the way in which issues ended that had Could annoyed. He got here again out for the eighth inning for the primary time in his Main League profession, however he served up a two-run homer to Brooks Baldwin on his closing pitch of the sport.
That capped a robust begin that started with 5 good frames and matched the longest outing of his profession at seven innings, which he final did on March 31, 2023.
Being in uncharted territory has been a typical expertise for Could this 12 months. He is blown by his earlier single-season profession excessive in innings by greater than 30 frames. He made an enormous league begin in June for the primary time in his profession. He has been a gradual piece of an unstable Dodgers rotation, offering beneficial innings all by means of the primary half.
Could takes some pleasure in these little victories, however he desires extra. Simply as he indicated along with his dissatisfaction at how his spectacular outing got here to an finish.
