The Los Angeles Dodgers dropped their first game of the spring on Tuesday against the Arizona Diamondbacks, but as is normally the case during Cactus League play, there still were some positives.
One of those was the performance of pitching prospect Dennis Santana, who allowed a double but struck out the other three hitters he faced in his lone inning of work. It was Santana’s second straight strong appearance, and one person who came away impressed was Dodgers manager Dave Roberts.
“I thought the star of the day on the mound was Santana,” Roberts said after the conclusion of the 7-3 loss.