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Justin Wrobleski pitches 8 innings as Dodgers shut out Mets

April 14, 2026

LOS ANGELES — Last on the list when the rotation was compiled in March, Justin Wrobleski moved to the front of the line on Monday night with the longest outing from a Dodgers starter this season.

The left-hander did not make his first appearance as the sixth starter until last week, and there was no doubting how fresh he looks now. Wrobleski did not allow a hit until the fifth inning and went an efficient eight innings in a 4-0 victory over the New York Mets in the opener of a three-game series at Dodger Stadium.

The innings were just what the Dodgers were looking for with closer Edwin Diaz dealing with an undisclosed injury that has limited his availability at the back end of games.

Wrobleski touted a comfort level and a sense of belonging at the tail end of the spring and it showed in his 90-pitch outing when the Mets never threatened to score.

The day still was not without its concerns for the rotation. Shohei Ohtani was hit in the back of the right shoulder by a 94-mph sinker in the first inning from Mets left-hander David Peterson but remained in the game. Ohtani is next scheduled to pitch on Wednesday.

That pitch to the shoulder ended up being worth a run when Ohtani scored on a single from Will Smith. But that was the lone run the Dodgers could muster in the opening inning despite having their first four hitters reach base.

Ohtani did extend his on-base streak to 47 consecutive games courtesy of Peterson. He is now tied with Ron Cey for the second-longest on-base streak in the Dodgers’ L.A. era history and the fourth-longest in club history behind Duke Snider’s run of 58 games in 1954 when the team was in Brooklyn.

After a visit at the mound in the opening inning, Peterson closed out the frame with consecutive strikeouts of Freddie Freeman, Andy Pages and Max Muncy.

Pages got his revenge in the third while continuing his torrid pace to start the season. After a leadoff walk by Kyle Tucker and a one-out walk by Teoscar Hernandez, Pages hit his fifth home run of the season on a line drive into the field-level seats near the foul pole.

After Pages entered the game with a major-league best .429 batting average, the mark dipped to .417 while his run-production totals continued to soar. He now has an MLB-best 20 RBIs.

Left-hander Tanner Scott allowed a single in a scoreless ninth inning to complete the shutout.

More to come on this story.

Orange County Register

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