In the offseason, new rules were put in place by MLB to increase in-game action. More base hits, more stolen bases, more scoring. Some teams got the memo. The Dodgers might have missed one part of it.
Coming into Saturday’s game, LA has stolen just 11 bases in its first 27 games. Dodgers runners have been thrown out 4 times. By comparison, the Pittsburgh Pirates have swiped 37 bags, including 12 off LA this past week. That’s tops in baseball. The Dodgers are 26th on the stolen base list. Dave Roberts spoke with reporters about the lack of a running game out of LA.