LOS ANGELES — In the heat of the final weeks of the playoff chase, Adam Ottavino knows he must be better. He expects it.
The right-hander has been, by most metrics, Colorado’s best overall reliever this season, posting a 2.25 ERA, a 0.99 WHIP and 105 strikeouts while accumulating a bullpen-high 2.6 bWAR.
But coming into Monday’s series opener against the Dodgers, Ottavino had given up runs in consecutive appearances for just the third time all season, with leadoff walks setting the tone for poor performances last week against Arizona and Sunday against San Francisco.